New Delhi: After the painful terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his visit to Saudi Arabia. The Prime Minister has returned to Delhi on Wednesday morning and will chair the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security shortly from now. He took this decision in view of the seriousness of the attack.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and other officials in view of the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Kashmir as soon as he returned from Saudi Arabia.
On Tuesday, terrorists carried out a deadly attack in Pahalgam, a tourist destination in Kashmir, killing 26 people. Most of the dead are said to be tourists. This attack is considered to be the biggest and deadliest terrorist attack in the valley after the 2019 Pulwama attack. There is an atmosphere of grief and anger against this attack in the whole country.
This issue was specifically raised between Prime Minister Modi and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Both leaders condemned terrorism and emphasized on further strengthening bilateral cooperation while co-chairing the Strategic Partnership Council. Mohammed bin Salman called the attack ‘inhumane and reprehensible’ and expressed solidarity with India.
Prime Minister Modi, who arrived in Jeddah, delayed his scheduled meeting with the Crown Prince by about two hours to review the latest situation in Kashmir. Reports were sought from security agencies and moment-to-moment information was obtained by staying in touch with the National Security Advisor (NSA).
According to sources, PM Modi completed the bilateral talks but did not attend the scheduled dinner with the Saudi Prince. He decided to return home on Tuesday night, cutting short his two-day visit. This decision shows that the government is taking this issue very seriously.
On the other hand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in Srinagar in which the security situation in the Kashmir Valley was reviewed. This meeting was held with the heads of security agencies and the Jammu and Kashmir administration.
Prime Minister Modi said on the social media platform X that he strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. He wrote, “Those responsible for this heinous crime will not be spared. Our fight against terrorism is firm and we will definitely respond to this nefarious act.”
