‘It’s Time To RECLAIM Pakistan Occupied KASHMIR (PoK)’ News24 –

Trinamool Congress general secretary and party MP Abhishek Banerjee asked the Centre, saying the time has come to reclaim Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). His remarks come in wake of Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives on April 22.

‘Time to TEACH THEM A LESSON’

Banerjee wrote on X, ” It’s time we rise above such petty politics and confront this issue decisively, once and for all. This is not the moment for more surgical strikes or symbolic threats to Pakistan. It’s time to TEACH THEM A LESSON in the language they understand. It’s time to RECLAIM Pakistan Occupied KASHMIR (PoK). Period.”

Over the past few days, I have been closely following the conduct of the mainstream media and those at the helm of Union Govt. Instead of deeply investigating the lapses that led to this unprecedented terror attack in PAHALGAM, they seem more focused on pushing a narrative that…

— Abhishek Banerjee (@abhishekaitc) April 27, 2025

The party has already extended its support to any effort by the union government in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack.

NIA teams stationed at the Pahalgam terror attack

Following the incident, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) teams, stationed at the Pahalgam terror attack site since April 23, have intensified the search for evidence.

The teams, led by an IG, DIG, and SP from the anti-terror agency, are questioning eyewitnesses who observed the April 22 attack.

Indian Army is on high alert

Additionally, the Indian Army is on high alert, launching several search operations to neutralise the terrorists following the attack in Pahalgam. The incident has sparked nationwide outrage, with widespread protests erupting across the country, demanding stricter action against Pakistan over the Pahalgam attack.

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met on April 23 and was briefed in detail on the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The CCS condemned the attack in the strongest terms and expressed its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and hoped for the early recovery of the injured.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also assured the country that the terrorists responsible for this attack, along with those who conspired it, will face punishment beyond their imagination, The Prime Minister asserted that the time has come to eliminate the remaining strongholds of terrorism and that the willpower of 140 crore Indians will now break the backbone of the perpetrators of terror.