Gandhinagar: Leaders from across the political spectrum condemned the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam and condoled the death of three tourists from Gujarat in the incident. CM Bhupendra Patel has announced Rs 5 lakh assistance to the next of kin of those who died in the terror attack and Rs 50,000 to injured.
The CM will attend the last rites of the father-son duo, Yatish Parmar and Smit Parmar, in Bhavnagar, while minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi will attend the funeral of Surat resident Shailesh Kalathiya.
Members of the Congress and Vishwa Hindu Parishad held protests in Ahmedabad on Wednesday evening, condemning the terror attack. A number of VHP workers assembled at Paldi crossroads, raised anti-Pakistan slogans and demanded a strong response by India against the terror attack. Carrying candles, Congress workers marched from the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters to Kochrab Ashram in protest against the attack, and condoled the deaths. State Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil visited family members of the deceased and offered all possible assistance.