As the country grapples with the aftermath of the devastating terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that left several tourists dead, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday visited the site of the attack, reaffirming the government’s resolve to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Arriving by helicopter, Shah landed at the serene yet scarred Baisaran meadow, now marked by the violence that unfolded a day earlier.
Security was significantly intensified in the area, with army personnel deployed across the meadow and adjoining regions to secure the Home Minister’s visit and facilitate ongoing search operations to locate the attackers.
Taking to X, Amit Shah expressed the centre’s firm resolve to combat terrorism, stating that “Bharat will not bend to terror.”
“With a heavy heart, paid last respects to the deceased of the Pahalgam terror attack. Bharat will not bend to terror. The culprits of this dastardly terror attack will not be spared,” Shah stated.
Earlier in the day, Shah paid his respects to the victims at a solemn wreath-laying ceremony held outside the Police Control Room in Srinagar. The emotional ceremony was attended by senior officials and political leaders, including Congress MP KC Venugopal and Jammu and Kashmir Congress President Tariq Hameed Karra, who also paid tributes.
Following the tribute, Shah met with grieving family members of the victims. Overcome with emotion, the relatives shared their pain with the Union Minister, pleading for justice and expressing the devastating impact of the tragedy on their lives.
In response to the attack, which has drawn widespread condemnation, political parties and traders’ unions across the Kashmir Valley called for a complete shutdown on Wednesday. Shops, schools, and businesses remained closed in a powerful show of solidarity with the victims and their families.
Shah had chaired a high-level security review meeting on Tuesday evening shortly after arriving in Srinagar. During the meeting, he directed all security agencies to intensify efforts to track down those responsible and assured that the culprits of this “dastardly act of terror” would not be spared.
(With ANI inputs)
