NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined a candle march organised by its party to pay tribute to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack in Delhi, on Friday.
The candle march began at the former party headquarters on 24 Akbar Road and proceeded to Tees January Marg in Lutyen's Delhi. The Congress MP was accompanied by senior party leaders KC Venugopal and Ajay Makan.
The march concluded at Birla House , the historic site where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.
He also visited an injured survivor at a local hospital.
"It has been a terrible tragedy. I came here to gain a sense of what's going on and to help. The entire population of Jammu and Kashmir has condemned this terrible action and has fully supported the nation at this time. I met one of the people who is injured. My love and affection to everybody who has lost their family members. The entire nation is standing united. We had a meeting yesterday with the government,” Rahul said in a video posted on X.
"We are ready to support whatever action the government wants to take. The idea behind the attack is to divide the society. It is very important that every Indian stands united so that we can defeat what the terrorists wanted to do," he added.
Twenty-six people, mostly tourists from across the country, were killed when terrorists opened fire at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on Tuesday.
The candle march began at the former party headquarters on 24 Akbar Road and proceeded to Tees January Marg in Lutyen's Delhi. The Congress MP was accompanied by senior party leaders KC Venugopal and Ajay Makan.
The march concluded at Birla House , the historic site where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.
Earlier in the day, the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha visited Srinagar to meet Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at his residence in view of the Pahalgam terrorist attack.#WATCH | Delhi | Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi joins the candlelight protest organised by the party against the #PahalgamTerroristAttack. pic.twitter.com/P5l8PsB82h
— ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2025
He also visited an injured survivor at a local hospital.
"It has been a terrible tragedy. I came here to gain a sense of what's going on and to help. The entire population of Jammu and Kashmir has condemned this terrible action and has fully supported the nation at this time. I met one of the people who is injured. My love and affection to everybody who has lost their family members. The entire nation is standing united. We had a meeting yesterday with the government,” Rahul said in a video posted on X.
पहलगाम में हुआ दुस्साहसी आतंकी हमला एक भयावह त्रासदी है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 25, 2025
मैं यहां के हालात को समझने और मदद करने आया हूं। जम्मू-कश्मीर के सभी लोगों ने इस भयावह हमले की निंदा की है और पूरी तरह से देश का समर्थन किया है। मैंने घायल हुए एक व्यक्ति से मुलाक़ात की। जिन लोगों ने अपने परिजनों को खोया… pic.twitter.com/wjqhsRjnx2
"We are ready to support whatever action the government wants to take. The idea behind the attack is to divide the society. It is very important that every Indian stands united so that we can defeat what the terrorists wanted to do," he added.
Twenty-six people, mostly tourists from across the country, were killed when terrorists opened fire at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on Tuesday.
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