Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to meet the people affected by Pakistani firing after 'Operation Sindoor'. Gandhi assured the victim families that he is with them in this difficult time. Rahul also met school children and encouraged them by saying that he loves them very much.
Rahul met the victims of Pakistani firing in Poonch
Jammu: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to meet the people affected by Pakistani firing after ‘Operation Sindoor’. Gandhi assured the victim families that he is with them in this difficult time. Rahul also met school children and encouraged them by saying that he loves them very much. He said that this is a very big tragedy. Many people died in this. Resources have also been damaged on a large scale. We met people. Learned about their pain and suffering. We tried to understand the problems of the people. He said that during the meeting, people told me some of their problems and urged me to raise it at the national level. I will definitely raise it at the national level and I will try to solve the problems of these people. Whom did Rahul Gandhi meet? Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit president Tariq Hameed Karra had earlier said on Saturday that Gandhi visited structures affected by the shelling, including a gurdwara, a temple, a madrasa and a Christian missionary school. He also met bereaved families and members of civil society. He said Gandhi is the first national leader to reach out to the affected population to express solidarity and share their pain. Gandhi had said in his visit to Jammu and Kashmir last month that the concept behind the terrorist attack was to divide the people of the country and it is necessary that India unites and defeats terrorism forever. Rahul Gandhi’s Poonch visit In fact, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi visited Poonch and interacted with the affected people for more than an hour. These included families who lost their members in the shelling between May 7 and May 10. Rahul Gandhi told reporters that this is a big tragedy. Many people have lost their lives. They (Pakistani army) have attacked places of common citizens. I talked to people and tried to understand their problems. They have asked me to raise their issue at the national level, which I will do.
Standing strongly with the victim families – Rahul
He later wrote on the social media platform ‘X’ that I met the families of those who lost their lives in Pakistan’s shelling in Poonch today. Broken houses, scattered belongings, moist eyes and painful stories of losing loved ones in every corner – these patriotic families bear the biggest burden of war every time with courage and dignity. Salute to their courage. Gandhi said that I stand strongly with the victim families – I will definitely raise their demands and issues at the national level. He was accompanied by the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit president Tariq Hameed Karra and All India Congress Committee general secretary G A Mir.
What did Rahul Gandhi say to school children in Poonch?
Rahul Gandhi also met school children in Poonch. He told them that you guys should not panic. I am standing with you in this difficult time. I love you guys very much. You guys do not need to take tension at all. The Congress leader told the school children that to get out of this difficult time, you guys should study diligently and make a lot of friends. I assure all of you that one day everything will be fine.
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Rahul had also gone after the Pahalgam attack
This is the second visit of the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha to the Union Territory since the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22. 26 people lost their lives in that terrorist attack, most of whom were tourists. Gandhi had visited Srinagar on April 25 to meet the people injured in the terrorist attack. He had met the Lieutenant Governor, Chief Minister and many others of Jammu and Kashmir during that time.
Rahul reached Jammu on Saturday morning
A Congress leader said on Saturday morning that Gandhi arrived at Jammu airport on Saturday morning and left for Poonch by helicopter to visit the areas affected by the cross-border shelling and meet the bereaved families. In response to the Pahalgam terror attack, India carried out precision strikes on nine terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and its occupied Kashmir late on May 6 under ‘Operation Sindoor’. Since then, shelling had increased in the Poonch sector.
13 people killed in Pakistani shelling in Poonch district alone
28 people were killed in artillery fire and missile and drone attacks by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir between May 7 and 10, of which 13 were killed in Poonch district alone and more than 70 were injured. Thousands of people living in areas near the Line of Control and International Border areas left their homes and took shelter in government relief camps. India and Pakistan agreed to end the military confrontation on May 10 after four days of continued drone and missile attacks across the border.
Curated by: Sujeet Upadhyay
Courtesy : Hindi News