‘A befitting reply to terrorists’: Pahalgam victim Lt Vinay Narwal’s father thanks PM, armed forces for Operation Sindoor

Vinay and his wife Himanshi, who had got married just a week before the terror attack, were on their honeymoon in Pahalgam when terrorists shot him dead at point-blank range.

“When I was collecting my son’s mortal remains, it was like a tsunami had hit my life. At the same moment, a thought crossed my mind that the 26 lives that these terrorists took…it would give a new direction and purpose to not only our nation but to the entire world. I felt at that moment that not only the terrorists and their perpetrators would be punished for their barbaric act, but decisive action by our country would also lead to a shift in the boundaries of many nations. It has begun,” Rajesh said on Wednesday.

Rajesh said the country should not stop now. “It has to be a continuous exercise till we uproot the tree of terrorism from its roots. Not only India, but the entire world should join hands in this war against terrorism. Every country must support India’s decisive action against terrorism. Be it in Pakistan or any other part of the world, the entire world should stand united against terrorism,” Rajesh said.

“Otherwise, such terror attacks will continue. These attacks not only destroy families but also demolish an entire nation. Our entire country has been in grief since April 22. Everybody was awaiting such an action by our armed forces. The culprits need to be punished, severely,” he added.

“Whatever Prime Minister Narendra Modi and our armed forces have done, it is commendable. But we should not stop here. We must reach the roots of such terror attacks and punish the guilty, severely,” Rajesh said.

“The war against terrorism has to be a worldwide movement. One nation alone cannot achieve the purpose of uprooting terrorism at its roots. The entire world must join hands against this war on terrorism. We should have one ideology, we should stand united. There has to be a zero tolerance against such terror attacks. Without wasting any time, a befitting response needs to be given and the guilty must be punished with severest punishment,” he further said.

“But, at the same time, we all must find means and ways to ensure that such terror attacks do not happen in the first place. There are various international forums, which need to be brought together to achieve this purpose. All channels should be utilised to end terrorism and prevent such attacks”, he added.