Amid growing tensions, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday spoke to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif separately and strongly condemned the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 people, mostly tourists.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a series of Cabinet meetings at his Lok Kalyan Marg residence today. This also include Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, which is widely regarded as the most influential of all cabinet committees. The CCPA is often dubbed the “super cabinet.”Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence for a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS). This is the second CCS meeting since the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
India Witnesses Political Unity to Respond
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday extended unequivocal support to PM Modi in the wake of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, calling for national unity and urging Pakistan to refrain from further escalations.
Backing the Centre’s firm stance following the April 22 massacre, Abdullah said, “We have extended full support to the Prime Minister. There should be no further questioning. The Prime Minister is free to take whatever steps he deems necessary. They keep talking about nuclear power. We are also a nuclear nation — and have been one even before them,” he asserted.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati today called for political unity in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Condemning the April 22 massacre, Mayawati urged all political parties to stand behind the government’s response and avoid politicising a national tragedy.
“In such moments of grave national crisis, unity is the need of the hour. Political point-scoring must take a back seat when the security and integrity of the country are at stake,” the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said in a statement.
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