Surat, May 28 -- In accordance with the directive of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Minister for Water Resources, Information and Public Relations, Pijush Hazarika visited Surat city of Gujarat on Wednesday and met the family of the Pahalgam terror attack victim.

Hazarika met the family of Shaileshbhai Himmatbhai Kalathiya, one of the three victims from Gujarat killed in the terrorist attack at Pahalgam on April 22.

According to an official release, Pijush Hazarika was accompanied by senior Assam government official Om Prakash.

The Minister visited the late Shaileshbhai's residence in Surat to express profound condolences on behalf of the people of Assam. During the visit, the Minister handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh as on...