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.
Talking to reporters in Bandipora, Sharma, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, “This is the first such incident in the history of India 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 way victims were killed, he said, “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 culprits at any cost. “Even if I say this from a small corner of Bandipora, I am saying it with full responsibility. The culprits will be killed and buried,” he said.
He said the Union Home Minister has made it clear that perpetrators of Pahalgam terror attack will be dealt with strictly. “Whoever wants to continue such incidents will also meet the same fate. This is our oath,” Sharma added.
On the remarks made by National Conference leader Dr Farooq Abdullah, Sharma said he does not take Abdullah’s statements seriously. “In the last few years, he has spoken in the language of China, of Pakistan, of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Sometimes he said Modi will need ten births to abrogate Article 370,” Sharma said.
He added, “He is a senior leader, and I am not as experienced, but people should look at his statement history and ask themselves whether such statements can be trusted.”
Sharma said that Abdullah’s latest statement that Pakistan should be taught a lesson was welcome but urged him to stay consistent. “If you have taken a stand against Pakistan, which I haven’t seen before, then stick to this statement and don’t say something else in the evening,” he said—(KNO)
