India’s response to Pahalgam should be effective, says Owaisi

AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday called for an effective response from India to last month’s “barbaric and cowardly” terror attack in Pahalgam.

The Hyderabad MP also sought an inquiry into the death of a Kulgam man, who was allegedly picked up by security forces for questioning in the aftermath of the April 22 attack.

“It was a terror attack, a cowardly attack. The more we condemn it, the less it is. We have seen how terrorists from Pakistan killed 26 people,” Owaisi told reporters.

The way people were killed — by separating the women and the children, and asking the men their religion — was disheartening and inhumane, he said.

“Those who couldn’t recite the Kalma were shot. This is barbaric,” he added.

Owaisi said locals in Kashmir were bearing the brunt of the attack as the tourism sector had taken a hit.

“The tourists are gone from here. We want our government to give an effective response to it (the attack). We said the same in the all-party meeting,” he said.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president further said, “We hope the government of our country will take effective action against terror and the shelter given to terrorists in the country (Pakistan) because, under Article 355 of the Indian Constitution, it is the government’s responsibility to stop external aggression. Then there is Article 51 of the UN, and the UNSC 9/11 resolution as well … we hope the government will take effective steps on it.” Owaisi also described as “wrong” the harassment of Kashmiris outside the Union Territory.

The Hyderabad MP said it was time to defeat Pakistan and Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.

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