New Delhi/IBNS, May 1 -- Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to not waste time but act soon and firmly to avenge the death of 26 civilians in the Pahalgam terror attack.

"The Prime Minister can act within a suitable time-frame, but he needs to act soon. The perpetrators must be held accountable, and the Prime Minister should act firmly," he added.

Pahalgam attack and its repercussions

On April 22, 2025, the terrorists- belonging to The Resistance Front (TRF), which is an offshoot of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)- asked the victims to chant Islamic verses (kalma) and made them pull down their pants to be sure of their their non-Muslim religious identities (read circumcisi...