Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Tariq Hameed Karra on Monday clarified his reported statement that India should hold talks with Pakistan, saying that he had not mentioned anything about dialogue.
Speaking to the media, Karra condemned the Pahalgam attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people.
“We have condemned it in the strongest possible words. No ifs and buts in it, whatever Rahul Gandhi has said, the entire nation is with that and the entire nation is with the government,” the Congress leader said.
When asked whether he supports holding talks with Pakistan, Karra said, “No, I don’t.”
Tariq Hameed Karra further asserted that the Congress party supports whatever the government of India deems fit.
“I have not said anything regrettable. This is simply a misinterpretation of things. Whatever I said is a reiteration of our leader, Rahul Gandhi. We said that wars have always brought devastation to both countries. I did not say anything about dialogue. I reiterate that whatever the government of India feels fit, the Congress party is with that, and we are in unison with the issue,” the JKPCC said.
Earlier today, the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution condemning the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam during a special session on Monday.
The resolution was earlier moved to express strong disapproval of the attack and to extend solidarity to the victims and their families.
The resolution was moved by Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, who condemned the Pahalgam terror attack at the start of the session, following opening remarks from Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather.
The resolution emphasised the attack as an assault on the values of “Kashmiriyat”, the Constitution, and the spirit of unity, peace, and harmony in Jammu and Kashmir and expressed full solidarity with the victims and their families, offering condolences to those affected.
Meanwhile, JK Chief Minister Omar Abdullah further affirmed that he won’t be demanding statehood for Jammu and Kashmir in the name of the 26 people who have died in a terror attack, noting that his politics was not “so cheap”.
He, however, stated that he would still demand statehood for the region, but not at this very moment when the country still mourns the loss of the 26 people. (ANI)
