Giving religious angle harmful to nation: Sharad Pawar on Pahalgam attack

Following the Pahalgam terrorist attack Nationalist Congress Party SP chief Sharad Pawar emphasised that attributing a religious angle to such a tragic event would be harmful to the countryPawar added Some are trying to give this a religious angle which is harmful to the nation We must not go down that path reported news agency ANISharad Pawar commended Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for their handling of the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack which resulted in 26 deaths and numerous injuries noting that both leaders were acting with great prudenceSpeaking at an event in Pune Rural Pawar apprised of the governments acknowledgement of falling short during the allparty meeting held on April 24 but stated that this was not the time to discuss shortcomings He added that the priority was to build an environment of trust reported ANIThe discussion in the meeting acknowledged that there are questions to address but one thing was clear leaders like the Defence Minister and Home Minister are acting with great prudence They admitted Somewhere we fell short However this is not the time to discuss those shortcomings The priority is to create an atmosphere of trust in the lives of those who were attacked That is the most important thing right now Pawar saidSharad Pawar further stated that the terrorist attack in Pahalgam was an attack on India and it requires setting aside political differences to stand unitedThe country is going through a difficult phase Over the past two days we have been reading about the terrorist attack in Pahalgam Terrorists carried out an attack claiming the lives of innocent people What happened was a shock to the nation This was not an attack on any caste or religion it was an attack on India When there is an attack on Indians it becomes our responsibility to set aside political differences and stand united Pawar former Union Agriculture Minister added reported ANISpeaking about his ties to Kashmir NCPSCP chief Sharad Pawar said that the people in the valley stand against terrorism and are advocating for peace and unityI have many colleagues and friends in Kashmir After the attack I contacted them Vijay Dhar a friend of mine mentioned that the people of Kashmir did not adopt a divisive mindset after the attack They opposed terrorism and showed unity Discussions were also held with the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah He stated We will not let the unity and brotherhood here be broken at any cost reported ANIPawar further discussed Omar Abdullahs stay in Mumbai to complete his education during a time when the situation in Kashmir was very direOmar Abdullahs father Farooq Abdullah is a friend of mine There was a time when the situation in Kashmir was very dire During that period Omar Abdullah stayed in Mumbai to complete his education Today Omar Abdullah is the Chief Minister and he has said Kashmir and its people will never compromise their relationship with India Pawar stated reported ANIThe NCP chief argued that Kashmiris had adopted the approach to stand in unity amid the chaos over the Pahalgam terrorist attack saying that the majority of Kashmiris dont accept misguided ideologySome people work with a misguided ideology but the majority of Kashmiri society does not accept this We need unity a collective strength of all religions and castes This is the perspective adopted by the Chief Minister and the people of Kashmir Pawar noted ANI reportedWith inputs from ANIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params