PM Modi’s first reaction on Pahalgam terror attack: ‘India will identify, track and punish terrorists till the end of earth’

Pahalgam terror attack: Promising a ‘beyond-belief’ response to the Pahalgam terror attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday roared that India is going to ‘identify, track and punish terrorists and the perpetrators of this heinous crime’ till the end of earth. On Tuesday afternoon, terrorists opened fire in a meadow near the tourist hub of Pahalgam in south Kashmir, killing 26 persons, mostly tourists.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a large crowd gathered for a National Panchayati Raj Day programme observed silence for a few moments to pay homage to the victims of the terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.

“”Today, on the soil of Bihar, I say to the whole world, India will identify, trace and punish every terrorist and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the Earth. India’s spirit will never be broken by terrorism. Terrorism will not go unpunished. Every effort will be made to make sure that justice is done. The entire nation is one in this resolve. Everyone who believes in humanity is with us. I thank the people of various countries and their leaders who have stood with us…The punishment will be significant and stringent, which these terrorists would have never even thought about..,” PM Modi promised.

Before beginning his speech, Modi urged the gathering to observe silence as a mark of respect to “our family members” who lost their lives on April 22 in Pahalgam.

Modi urged the gathering to remain seated in silence to pay homage to the victims of the terror attack.

Earlier, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condemned the terror attack at Pahalgam and told the prime minister that the entire nation was united against terrorism.

Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said the entire nation had belief in Modi’s strength and were confident he would give a befitting reply to the perpetrators of terror at an appropriate time.

The prime minister was speaking for the first time in a public gathering after Tuesday’s terror attack in Baisaran near Kashmir’s resort town of Pahalgam in which 26 people were gunned down.

 

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