Lucknow, April 25 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday condemned the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, while also launching a scathing attack on the sharp spike in airfares to and from Srinagar in its aftermath. Calling the incident a national tragedy, Akhilesh expressed full support for strong government action against terrorism but criticised what he described as opportunistic profiteering and intelligence failure.
Addressing a press conference at the SP headquarters in Lucknow, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said, "We are with the government on this issue. The central government must take strict and effective action against the perpetrators of this act of terror. But the BJP cannot absolve...