LUCKNOW, April 24 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday condemned the Pahalgam terror attack as a "highly gruesome" massacre and questioned authorities over the security lapse at the key tourist location.

In a post on social media platform X, she said, "The entire country is shocked by the extremely lethal incident of massacre of tourists by Pak-backed terrorists in Pahalgam, Kashmir, a famous tourist destination of the country."

"This incident, which occurred due to lack of security at such a special place even during the tourist season, has naturally caused huge anger and resentment among the people, for which accountability is necessary," the BSP chief said.

"The incident is related to the security of the country, ...