Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had met the family members of Navy officer Lt Vinay Narwal, who was killed in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.
Accompanied by senior Congress leader B K Hariprasad, who is the party’s Haryana affairs in-charge, the LoP reached Karnal in Haryana in the afternoon.
Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan, Congress’ Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda and party leader Divyanshu Budhiraja were also present when Gandhi arrived.
After paying his tributes to the Naval officer upon reaching his residence, Gandhi spent more than one-and-a-half hours with Narwal’s family.
Gandhi did not talk to the reporters who were waiting outside Lt Narwal’s house. However, he later said on X, “I met the bereaved family of Lieutenant Vinay Narwal ji, who was martyred in the Pahalgam attack, shared their grief and consoled them. Their courage and bravery even in the face of immense grief is a message for the country – we have to remain united.
पहलगाम हमले में शहीद हुए लेफ्टिनेंट विनय नरवाल जी के शोकाकुल परिवार से मिलकर उनका दुख बांटा, उन्हें सांत्वना दी। अपार दुख में भी उनका हौसला और साहस देश के लिए एक संदेश है – हमें एकजुट रहना है।
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“The entire country stands with the families of the martyrs. The government has the full support of the opposition — the culprits should be punished in such a way that no one dares to raise an eye toward India. Today, along with the victim families, the entire country is waiting for justice.”
Speaking to reporters later, Hooda said Gandhi consoled the family. “Rahul Gandhi paid homage to martyr Narwal, talked separately to his family members and offered his condolences.”
