Shubham Dwivedi's kin question PC's remarks, seek martyr status for him
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Kanpur: As the Lok Sabha debated 'Operation Sindoor' on Monday, Aishanya Dwivedi, the wife of
Pahalgam terror attack
victim Shubham Dwivedi, demanded 'Martyr' status for all 26 victims of the horrific incident.
She also accused political leaders of undermining the gravity of the April 22 attack this year and reminded them that "terrorists didn't ask for anyone's caste or political party – they attacked Indians".
Reacting to the remarks of P. Chidambaram who raised suspicion that this could have been the handiwork of homegrown terrorists, Aishanya said, "I fail to understand why some people -- XYZ or anyone -- are making such insensitive statements. Do they forget that they are Indians first?
"You are not thinking like an Indian; you are politicising the issue.
It is disrespectful to those who died in Pahalgam, and you are, in a way, siding with Pakistanis. Many families mourned after the Pahalgam attack, and you are undermining their feelings," she said.
She called for unified national solidarity, emphasising that this wasn't a political matter. "My husband Shubham was a son of this soil. If this country truly stands by its citizens, this is the time to show it," she said.
She stressed the need to address counter-terrorism strategies: "What is the govt doing to eradicate this from the root? What are we doing to fight terrorism? What strategies are in place? What action will we take moving forward? These are the questions that matter most to me today."
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Pursuing martyr status for Shubham Dwivedi and 25 others remains her priority: "Shubham didn't just die; he gave his life for the country.
What more does it take to be called a martyr?"
She also questioned the approval of the India-Pakistan cricket matches and announced to boycott them.
Shubham's father Sanjay Dwivedi expressed anger over Chidambaram's remarks. He said that politics should never be placed above national interest.
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