New Delhi, July 29 -- Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Tuesday said Home Minister Amit Shah must take responsibility for the "security lapse" which led to the Pahalgam terror attack, and demanded that accountability be fixed.

Kharge, the Congress president, was citing Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha's statement while speaking during the special discussion on 'Operation Sindoor' in response to the Pahalgam terror attack in the Upper House.

The Congress leader attacked the government and mocked PM Narendra Modi's unscheduled visit to Pakistan in 2015.

"Along with the entire country and this House, I condemn the barbaric attack (in Pahalgam) and the continuous support to terrorists by Pakista...