Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju says all parties expresses their concern at the Pahalgam terror attack and extended their support

Leaders cutting across party lines have extended support to the actions taken by the Cabinet Committee on Security against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack. They also assured the government of full support in the fight against terrorism and possible action taken by it during the all-party meeting convened by the government at the Parliament House complex in New Delhi in view of the Pahalgam terror attack.

Talking to the media, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said all parties expressed their concern at the terror attack and extended their support. He said the Defence Minister informed about the incident that happened in Pahalgam and the actions taken by the Indian government in the CCS meeting. He said the government has also expressed its intention to take more stringent action today. Mr Rijiju said the leaders were briefed about the incident and government action.

The Minister said that during the meeting, officials of the Intelligence Bureau and the Home Ministry briefed members about the incident and the lapse. Mr Rijiju said that the officials also explained the management measures being taken to prevent such incidents in the future.

Talking to the media after attending the meeting, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said everyone condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, and the opposition has given full support to the government to take any action.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that all parties condemned the terror attack. He



said that efforts should be made to maintain peace in Jammu and Kashmir.

DMK MP Tiruchi Siva also condemned the attack. He said that his party will support all steps of the government to put down terrorism in this country.

BJD MP Sasmit Patra said that the government must take all necessary steps to ensure that the perpetrators of the gruesome attack are brought to justice. He also reaffirmed his party’s full cooperation and support to the government in all its efforts concerning the national security of the nation.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president and Hyderabad MP  Assaduddin Owaisi said that this is not a political issue, and he will support whatever decision the central government takes.

Leaders of 15 different political parties attended the meeting, which lasted around 2 hours.

The meeting was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP President JP Nadda, Tiruchi Siva of DMK, NCP leader Praful Patel, Supriya Sule of NCP-SP, Ram Gopal Yadav of SP, Sanjay Singh of Aam Aadmi Party, Prem Chand Gupta of RJD, P. V. Midhun Reddy of YSRCP, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of TMC were among those who attended the all-party meeting. 

During the meeting, a two-minute silence was observed in honour of the innocent lives lost in the Pahalgam terror attack.