Parties unite to fight terror
NEW DELHI: With the country mourning the death of 44 jawans in the worst ever terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir's Pulwama, all political parties in the Opposition and Government have come together in the fight against terrorism. At an all-party meeting called by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, all political parties underlined India's determination to fight terrorism and expressed their solidarity with our security forces in defending the country's unity and integrity.
All parties, including the BJP and Congress, passed a resolution condemning the terror attack and support given to it from across the border. Though the resolution did not name Pakistan, it asserted that India has been facing cross-border terrorism which of late, it added, is being actively encouraged by forces from the neighbouring country.
“India has displayed both firmness and resilience in dealing with these challenges. The entire nation speaks in one voice to express its determination to fight these challenges. Today, we stand united in solidarity with our security forces in fighting terrorism and in defending the unity and integrity of India,” said the resolution that was passed at the all-party meet.
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“We strongly condemn the dastardly terror act of February 14 at Pulwama in Jammu & Kashmir in which the lives of 44 brave jawans of the CRPF were lost. We, along with all our countrymen, stand with their families in this hour of grief,” the resolution said.
Those who attended the meeting, which was called by Singh, included Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma and Jyotiraditya Scindia of the Congress, Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Derek O' Brien of the Trinamool Congress, Sanjay Raut of the Shiv Sena, D Raja from the Left parties, Farooq Abdullah of the National Conference, Ram Vilas Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party, and Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav of the RJD.
The parties were briefed about the attack in Pulwama and the steps being taken by the Government so far, a Home Ministry official said. According to sources, the Home Minister also spoke strongly about the violence that broke out in Jammu after the attack, saying that no communal attacks will be tolerated.