Pune, April 28 -- In the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has said that giving this deadly incident a religious angle was "harmful" to the nation.

He added, "Some are trying to give this a religious angle, which is harmful to the nation. We must not go down that path."

He praised the efforts made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in handling the situation after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people and left many injured, saying that both union ministers were working with "great prudence".

Speaking at an event in Pune Rural, Pawar apprised of the government's acknowledgement of "falling short" during the all-party...