Addressing the Indian community in Freetown, Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, who is leading the Group 6 all-party delegation, stated that Sierra Leone was the first country whose parliament observed a moment of silence in honour of the victims of the recent Pahalgam terror attack.

"As we move forward and engage with different countries, we have consistently condemned this attack wherever we have gone. We have also strongly denounced the perpetrators of this attack. Wherever we go, people condemn that attack and the perpetrators. Sierra Leone is the first country where the parliament observed a moment of silence for those who lost their lives (in the Pahalgam terror attack)," Shinde told the gathering.

He noted that the Indian delegation was receiving growing global support, with leaders across nations expressing solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism. "I feel the purpose with which we are moving forward is gradually being achieved. We also feel a sense of satisfaction because, step by step, as we meet various leaders, we met the Vice President, the Hon'ble Speaker, and the Foreign Minister here, each one of them has expressed deep solidarity with India."