On 22 April, 2025, terrorists killed 25 Indians—24 tourists and a Kashmiri local—and 1 Nepalese tourist at Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam before fleeing the tourist spot. Eyewitness accounts indicate victims were singled out on the basis of religion, shot at close range in front of their families.
At the time of the attack, PM Modi was in Saudi Arabia on an official visit and US Vice President JD Vance was visiting India. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) offshoot The Resistance Front (TRF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS) chaired by PM Modi met the day after the attack and in a statement highlighted a potential link to Pakistan, saying “cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack were brought out”.
Senior leaders of the Congress are questioning the testimonies of the survivors and flatly refusing that there was any religious angle to the massacre. The Karnataka CM alao said that India must not declare war on Pakistan.
Given such statements from very senior Congress leaders, it seems laughable that Mr. Gandhi wants the government to take strict action against terrorists. His own partymen are fighting on behalf of the terrorists and Pakistan.