Poonch, May 24 -- Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday visited the civilian areas in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district affected by cross-border shelling from Pakistan.

Gandhi also interacted with residents, assuring them he would raise their concerns and hardships at the national level.

"It was a big tragedy, and many people have lost their lives. There has been huge damage. I spoke with the people and tried to understand their problems. They have requested me to raise this issue on the national level, and I will do that," Rahul Gandhi asserted.

He said that people in Poonch bear the biggest burden of war with courage and dignity every time.

Today, I met the families of those who lost their lives in Pakistan's she...