New Delhi, April 23 -- Condemning the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jain saint Acharya Lokesh Muni on Wednesday urged the Union government to take stern action against the perpetrators behind the incident in Jammu and Kashmir.

"The terror attack yesterday is not merely an incident. It is a clear massacre... All religious leaders are present with us to protest against the attack. We urge the government to go after the forces behind this cowardly act...The government needs to take tough calls to make the countrymen fearless," Acharya Lokesh Muni told ANI.

Earlier today, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed deep sorrow over the loss of innocent lives in the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir and vowed that the government ...