Rahul Gandhi to Visit Poonch on May 24 to Meet Families Bereaved During Shelling by Pakistan
- Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Poonch on May 24, 2025, to offer support to the relatives of those impacted by the recent shelling from Pakistan in the Jammu region.
- The visit follows heightened India-Pakistan tensions after India launched Operation Sindoor with precise strikes on terror hubs on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
- From May 8 to 10, Pakistan responded with artillery, missile, and drone strikes, especially in Poonch, causing 27 deaths and over 70 injuries, leading thousands to seek refuge in relief camps.
- India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on May 10 following several days of heavy cross-border drone and missile exchanges, while Rahul Gandhi emphasized that the terror attack was intended to create divisions in the country and called for unity to combat terrorism.
- Gandhi's visit marks his second to Jammu and Kashmir since April, aiming to show solidarity with victims' families amid ongoing rehabilitation and security efforts supported by central and local governments.
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Rahul Gandhi reaches Poonch, to meet bereaved families hit by Pakistan's shelling
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reached Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch on Saturday to meet families affected by recent Pakistani shelling, Congress national general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir said. “Rahul Gandhi is visiting Poonch to meet the families affected by Pakistani shelling. He wants to extend solidarity with the bereaved families,”Mir said. This will mark Gandhi’s second visit to the valley after the April 22…
Rahul to visit Poonch to meet families bereaved during shelling by Pakistan
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Poonch in the Jammu region on Saturday to meet the families of those killed and affected by the recent Pakistani shelling, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said. This will be the second visit of Gandhi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, to Jammu and Kashmir after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 25 tourists and one local were killed. “Leader of the Opposition in the Lok …
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