New Delhi, April 22 -- Following the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, prominent political leaders from various parties have strongly condemned the incident, calling it an assault on peace and the rights of civilians in the region.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who was on an official visit to Lakshadweep, expressed his condemnation of the attack, describing it as "assault" not only on India but on the "rights of the people of Kashmir." He also highlighted that the attack threatened the region's status as a premier tourist destination and undermined the peaceful lives of the people in Kashmir.

"While the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs is in Lakshadweep, news has just come in of the horrifying a...