Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday visited the house of Shubham Dwivedi, a 28-year-old Pahalgam terror assault sufferer, in Kanpur and paid tribute earlier than his remaining rites. Dwivedi, just lately married, was on a Kashmir journey together with his spouse when he was killed.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday visited the residence of Shubham Dwivedi, one of many 26 victims of the Pahalgam terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir, and paid floral tributes to him earlier than his remaining rites had been carried out in Kanpur. Dwivedi, a 28-year-old software program engineer, had been married simply two months in the past and was on a household journey to Kashmir when terrorists attacked vacationers within the Baisaran valley close to Pahalgam.
His physique, together with that of a Nepalese nationwide, Sudip Neupane, arrived in Lucknow on Wednesday night time, the place Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak supplied tributes on the airport. On Thursday morning, Chief Minister Adityanath met the grieving household, expressed condolences, and guaranteed them of all doable assist from the state authorities. Earlier, he additionally spoke with Shubham’s father, Sanjay Dwivedi, over the cellphone and prayed for the household’s energy to bear the irreparable loss.
Shubham was the one son within the household. On the day of the assault, he was travelling together with his spouse, whereas the remainder of the household had remained on the resort. In keeping with relations, the couple had been visiting Kashmir after tying the knot on February 11.
Nationwide outrage over terror assault
As coffins reached the houses of different victims throughout the nation, feelings ran excessive. In Maharashtra, the final rites of two Mumbai residents — Sanjay Lele and Atul Mone — had been held on Wednesday with 1000’s becoming a member of in tearful farewells. Locals alleged that the terrorists had requested for his or her names earlier than capturing them within the head and again, an act that has additional fuelled public anger.
Mourners throughout a number of states raised slogans demanding a robust response from the Indian authorities. Many urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to carry Pakistan accountable for the assault, which passed off at a vacationer hub in Anantnag district.
Calling the killings a “cowardly act”, leaders and residents alike have demanded a decisive retaliation. “The nation is united in its grief and outrage. The terrorists’ actions is not going to go unanswered,” Chief Minister Adityanath mentioned.