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‘Pahalgam attack was a plot to incite riots in India': PM Modi during Operation Sindoor debate
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Pahalgam terrorist attack was a plot to incite riots in India.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a debate on Operation Sindoor, Modi said that the conspiracy was foiled as Indians remained united after the attack.
'The brutal attack in Pahalgam on April 22, and the way terrorists killed innocent people after asking their religion, was the height of cruelty. It was a planned attempt to incite riots in India. I want to thank the people of India for standing united against that conspiracy,' said Modi.
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On April 22, terrorists killed 26 people in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. Pakistan-based The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the attack. India launched Operation Sindoor to punish the terrorist groups and their supporters on the night of May 6-7.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as details emerge.
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