Kushinagar, April 26 -- Expressing solidarity with the victims of the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that the central government should take "concrete" steps to respond to Pakistan and hoped there would be no security lapses in the future.

The SP leader said the entire country is grieving the loss of lives and stressed that no political gains should be made from such incidents.

Speaking to reporters, Akhilesh Yadav said, "The whole country stands with the families of the tourists who have been killed. No one can reduce their grief and pain. We all condemn such incidents, and when the all-party meeting was held, all the parties came together and stood with the government against...