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The Print
01-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Capture PoK, that would best tribute to Pahalgam attack victims: Bitta
After visiting the two victims' relatives at their home in the city's Kaliyabid area, Bitta said the best tribute the Indian government can offer to those who lost their lives would be by capturing Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Bitta was in Gujarat's Bhavnagar city to meet the family members of Yatish Parmar and his son Smit Parmar, who were among the 26 persons killed by terrorists near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on April 22. Bhavnagar, May 1 (PTI) All India Anti Terrorist Front chairman M S Bitta on Thursday said it was time India gave a befitting reply to Pakistan for repeatedly stabbing it in the back, stressing that the government should capture Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). 'Be it the Mumbai terror attack, the Parliament attack or serial bomb blasts in the past. Pakistan has stabbed us in the back several times. Now, the time has come to give it a befitting reply. Capturing PoK would be the best tribute to these martyrs. I urge the government to take back PoK,' Bitta told reporters. He termed Pakistan-sponsored terrorism as cancer and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to wipe it out from the country. Bitta emphasised that the issue should not be politicised and said the opposition must stand in solidarity with the Prime Minister. He thanked Gujarat for giving leaders like PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to the nation. 'Both Modi and Shah removed Article 370 and established peace in Kashmir. Though there were some exchanges of bullets, the overall situation was normal,' said Bitta. Referring to the Pahalgam attack, he hinted at 'deficiencies' in intelligence gathering. 'Whenever I come to Gujarat, local police always remain alert during my visit, even though I don't face any threat here. This was missing in Kashmir. There was a lack of local intelligence, and no police personnel were present at the site to protect the unarmed tourists,' he claimed. Yatish Parmar and his son Smit were among 20 persons from Bhavnagar who had gone to Kashmir on April 16 to attend religious preacher Morari Bapu's discourse in Srinagar. PTI COR PJT PD NR This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Hans India
24-04-2025
- Hans India
Man-son duo from Gujarat killed
Gandhinagar: Three people, including a man-son duo, from Gujarat have been killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. The deceased were identified as Sumit Parmar and his son Yatish Parmar from Bhavnagar, and Shailesh Kalathiya from Surat. Two people from the state were injured in the attack. The injured have been identified as Dabhi Vinod and Vijay. Eyewitnesses said heavily-armed terrorists emerged from the surrounding ridges, identified non-Muslim tourists by name, and opened fire at close range.
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Pahalgam attack: Father-son duo on spiritual trip fall prey to terrorists' bullets
When a father-son duo from Gujarat went to Kashmir on a spiritual sojourn, they would have never thought this would be their last journey. Yatish Parmar and his son Smit were among 19 persons from Bhavnagar in Gujarat who went to Kashmir on April 16 to attend religious preacher Morari Bapu's discourse in Srinagar, sources said. After attending the discourse, they were visiting Pahalgam in south Kashmir on Tuesday when terrorists struck and gunned down 26 persons, including the father-son duo, who were residents of Kaliyabid area in Bhavnagar city. Another person hailing from Surat, Suresh Kalathiya, was also on a vacation with his wife and two children when he was shot dead by terrorists in Pahalgam. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo His wife and chiildren survived. Kalathiya (44), who belonged to Chikuwadi area in Surat city, shifted to Mumbai four years ago due to a job transfer. He had gone to Pahalgam with his wife and two children. Live Events The mortal remains of Yatish Parmar and his son were brought to Ahmedabad airport in a flight from Mumbai. Kalathiya's body was brought to Surat airport in another flight on Wednesday night. Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel and Minister of State for Health Harsh Sanghavi paid floral tributes to the departed souls at the airport here, an official release said. From the airport, the bodies of Parmar and his son were taken to Bhavnagar in a mortuary van, it said. At Surat airport, Union minister CR Paatil and other dignitaries paid floral tributes to Kalathiya after his mortal remains were brought from Mumbai. Kalathiya's wife and two children were also brought to Surat by the same flight. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has already reached Bhavnagar as he will attend the last rites of Yatish and Smit Parmar on Thursday. MoS Home Harsh Sanghavi will attend the last rites of Kalathiya in Surat on Thursday morning, said an official release. Kalathiya's family said his father Himmatbhai, who lives in Amreli district, has reached Surat.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Gujarat leaders condemn attack
Gandhinagar: Leaders from across the political spectrum condemned the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam and condoled the death of three tourists from Gujarat in the incident. CM Bhupendra Patel has announced Rs 5 lakh assistance to the next of kin of those who died in the terror attack and Rs 50,000 to injured. The CM will attend the last rites of the father-son duo, Yatish Parmar and Smit Parmar, in Bhavnagar, while minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi will attend the funeral of Surat resident Shailesh Kalathiya. Members of the Congress and Vishwa Hindu Parishad held protests in Ahmedabad on Wednesday evening, condemning the terror attack. A number of VHP workers assembled at Paldi crossroads, raised anti-Pakistan slogans and demanded a strong response by India against the terror attack. Carrying candles, Congress workers marched from the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters to Kochrab Ashram in protest against the attack, and condoled the deaths. State Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil visited family members of the deceased and offered all possible assistance.
NDTV
23-04-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Father-Son Duo Among 26 Killed In Pahalgam Terror Attack
Gandhinagar: Three people, including a father-son duo, from Gujarat have been killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. The dead were identified as Sumit Parmar and his son Yatish Parmar from Bhavnagar, and Shailesh Kalathiya from Surat. Two people from the state were injured in the attack. The injured have been identified as Dabhi Vinod and Vijay. The massacre unfolded around 3 p.m. in Baisaran, a scenic meadow often likened to "mini Switzerland". Eyewitnesses said heavily-armed terrorists emerged from the surrounding ridges, identified non-Muslim tourists by name, and opened fire at close range. The attack has triggered national outrage, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh condemning the assault and vowing justice. The strike comes just weeks before the annual Amarnath Yatra. The attack was claimed by The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot and proxy of the Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). TRF is known to operate under the facade of a "homegrown resistance movement", but Indian intelligence agencies have repeatedly exposed it as a front engineered by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to carry out attacks while maintaining plausible deniability on the international stage. In their statement, TRF cited anger over the settlement of over 85,000 non-local Indians in Jammu and Kashmir, claiming it was part of a so-called "demographic invasion." They framed the attack as a response to India's post-2019 policies following the abrogation of Article 370. A massive counter-terror operation is underway in the forested hills around Baisaran, led by the Army, CRPF, and J&K Police. Union Home Minister Shah flew to Srinagar and held a high-level security review. He promised the "harshest punishment" for the attackers. HM Shah paid tributes to the tourists killed in the terror attack. Prime Minister Modi has said that the terror attack has redoubled the resolve of the nation to eradicate terrorists from Indian soil.
