SRINAGAR: BJP senior leader and Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Sunil Sharma, on Saturday said the Government of India will not spare those involved in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which left 26 civilians, mostly tourists dead.
Speaking to reporters in Bandipora, Sharma said, “This is the first such incident in India’s history where tourists have been targeted. Tourists are the backbone of Kashmir’s economy. They are now scared and uncertain. What happened on April 22 was a humiliation of humanity.”
Referring to the manner in which the victims were killed, he added: “To shoot a husband in front of his wife, to kill a father in front of his son—there can be no worse act than this.”
He said the Government of India, led by the BJP, will not spare the perpetrators. “Even if I say this from a small corner of Bandipora, I say it with full responsibility: the culprits will be killed and buried,” he said.
He added that the Union Home Minister has made it clear that the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack will be dealt with strictly. “Whoever continues to support or carry out such acts will meet the same fate. This is our oath,” Sharma said.
On National Conference leader Dr Farooq Abdullah’s remarks, Sharma said he does not take Abdullah’s statements seriously. “In recent years, he has spoken the language of China, of Pakistan. At one point, he said Prime Minister Modi would need ten births to abrogate Article 370,” Sharma said.
He added, “He is a senior leader and I may not be as experienced, but people should review his statement history and judge for themselves whether such remarks can be trusted.”
Commenting on Abdullah’s latest statement that Pakistan should be taught a lesson, Sharma welcomed it but urged consistency. “If you have taken a stand against Pakistan, which I haven’t seen before, then stay with it. Don’t say something different by evening,” he said. (KNO)
