‘Time to teach Pak a lesson’: Congress adopts Pahalgam resolution, calls for unity and national resolve

While urging the Centre to isolate and penalise Pakistan, the party said that the entire country was awaiting "accountability, answers, and justice".

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New Delhi | Updated: May 2, 2025 08:44 PM IST

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Congress resolution on Pahalgam terror attack

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party leader and LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other leaders during the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting. (PTI Photo)

Urging the Centre to isolate and penalise Pakistan, the Congress Working Committee on Friday adopted a resolution calling for national unity and resolve amid rising tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.

“This is a time for demonstrating our collective will as a nation to teach Pakistan a lesson and curb terrorism decisively. The masterminds and perpetrators of this cowardly attack must face the full consequences of their actions,” the CWC resolution said.

The resolution added that this was “not a time for politics”, but to “rise above partisan divides and send out an unambiguous message that India stands together, and will not be broken”.

The party also reiterated its support for the families of the victims of the terror attack and said it stands with them “not only in words but in enduring solidarity”.

“Compensation alone is not enough, long-term rehabilitation, mental health support, and honouring the memory of those lost through national recognition and civic remembrance are equally essential,” the CWC said, while demanding sustained moral and institutional support to the affected families.

Highlighting “serious lapses in security and intelligence”, the resolution repeated Congress’s earlier demand for time-bound accountability.

“The Congress Party urges the Government of India to act with firmness, strategic clarity, and international coordination to isolate and penalise Pakistan for its continued export of terror into our territory,” the CWC resolution said. It also appealed to the Indian citizens to remain united and calm in the wake of the incident.

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