Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao yesterday condemned the 14 February Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF personnel and many others were injured.
He said financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh each for the families of the martyrs would be given. Members of both Houses of the Legislature observed silence as a mark of respect to the 40 CRPF personnel who lost their lives.
Rao urged Centre to craft a concrete strategy and said that intelligence system in the country needs to improve in order to prevent such attacks in the future. A strong message needs to be sent out that the jawans and their families are not alone in the hour of grief.
M Bhatti Vikramarka, Congress leader, appreciated the Telangana CM’s decision to give Rs 25 lakh to the families of the martyrs.
Unity is the need of the hour to fight against terror said AIMIM MLA Ahmed Balala adding that Kashmir is an integral part of the country and the government should take strong action against the terror outfits.
He further wondered how RDX in such large quantities reached Kashmir leading to the deadly attack. Flaying Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Balala said he should take care of their country rather than talking about India.
BJP MLA T Raja Singh called for an attack on Pakistan to teach the neighbouring nation a lesson for supporting terrorism against India. “Chief Minister, write a letter to the prime minister that now we cannot lose our brave Indian soldiers. “This time, let there be a decisive battle. This time, let there be an attack on Pakistan, the Telangana government and every young man of Telangana is with you. You write such a letter,” he urged.