Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi went to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to discuss the aspects of the given vulnerable situation in the Union Territory with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and LG Manoj Sinha.
Addressing a press conference in Srinagar today, Gandhi said, "The entire Jammu and Kashmir has condemned this terrible action... My love and affection is with very everyone who has lost their family members."
Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi went to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to discuss the aspects of the given vulnerable situation in the Union Territory with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and LG Manoj Sinha.
Gandhi told the media that he was briefed about the terror attack by both of them and he "assured them of full support of our party".
Addressing a press conference in Srinagar today, Gandhi said, "The entire Jammu and Kashmir has condemned this terrible action... My love and affection is with very everyone who has lost their family members."
The Congress leader earlier met delegations of traders, students leaders, and those related to tourism
This visit comes after twenty-six people, mostly tourists from different parts of the country, were shot dead by the terrorists in Pahalgam in an attack on Tuesday.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Friday said the idea behind the Pahalgam terror attack was to divide the people of the country and it was imperative that India stood united to defeat terrorism once and for all.
"It is a terrible tragedy and I came here to get a sense of what is going on and to help. The entire people of Jammu and Kashmir have condemned this terrible act. They have fully supported the nation," Gandhi told reporters in Srinagar.
The Congress leader, who arrived here Friday morning, visited the Army's 92 Base hospital at Badamibagh Cantonment to inquire about the injured.
"I met one of the injured, I could not meet the others because they have gone back. My love and affection to everybody who has lost family members. I want everybody to know that the whole nation stands together as one," he said.
Referring to an all-party meeting that took place in Delhi on Thursday, Gandhi asserted that a united opposition condemned the terror attack and is behind the government.
"The idea behind what has happened is to divide society, is to make brother fight brother and it is very important that every single Indian stands united, stands together so that we can defeat what the terrorists were trying to do," Gandhi said.
On the alleged harassment of Kashmiris elsewhere in the country, Gandhi said, "It is sad to see that some people are attacking my brothers and sisters from Kashmir … I think it is very important that all of us stand together, stand united and fight this nasty action that has been taken and defeat terrorism once and for all."
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday joined Congress' candle march to pay homage to the Pahalgam terror attack victims.
The march was carried out from party former headquarters on 24 Akbar Road to Tees January Marg in Lutyen's Delhi, Gandhi was accompanied by senior party leaders KC Venugopal and Ajay Makan.
The march culminated at the Birla House where Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead in 1948.
Rahul Gandhi on Friday met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to discuss the fallout of the Pahalgam terror attack on tourists.
Gandhi, who earlier interacted with the injured tourists at the Army's based hospital here, met Abdullah at his residence, officials said. Officials also told PTI that the Congress leader earlier met various delegations, including trade representatives, students leaders and tourism sector representatives.