New Delhi, 22 April (H.S.): President Droupadi Murmu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi led the nation in solemn homage to victims of the April 22, 2025, terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir's Pahalgam, reaffirming unwavering resolve against terrorism.

President Murmu's poignant X message mourned the heinous act claiming innocent lives, etched eternally in collective memory, extending deepest sympathies to bereaved families and declaring the nation's solidarity. Such atrocities, she affirmed, cannot erode India's steadfast commitment to peace, with firm determination to eradicate terror in all forms.

Speaker Birla paid respects to the fallen civilians, conveying profound condolences to shattered families whose loved ones endure in national remembrance. India, he stressed, has consistently confronted terrorism decisively, its resolve against inhumanity unyielding.

Defence Minister Singh recalled the cowardly assault, vowing unforgettable retribution for wounds inflicted on the nation. Decades of cross-border terror have forged a response that is resolute, decisive, and uncompromised, proving any assault on unity meets full force.

Rahul Gandhi offered heartfelt tribute, asserting the irreplaceable loss lingers in the nation's heart, with perpetrators unforgiven. BJP chief Nitin Nene declared India unbowed by terror's forms, its peace-and-security pledge firmer than ever. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge grieved 26 civilian deaths, urging unified national front against terror while consoling families. UP CM Yogi Adityanath termed the scars indelible, pledging 'New India''s zero-tolerance eradication of terror's scourge.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar