Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the residence of Lt. Vinay Narwal.
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Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (May 6, 2025) met the family members of Navy officer Lt. Vinay Narwal, who was killed in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.
Accompanied by senior Congress leader B.K. Hariprasad, who is the party’s Haryana affairs in-charge, the LoP reached Karnal in Haryana in the afternoon.
Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan, Congress’ Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda and party leader Divyanshu Budhiraja were also present when Mr. Gandhi arrived.
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After paying his tributes to the naval officer upon reaching his residence, Mr. Gandhi spent more than one-and-a-half hours with Narwal’s family. Speaking to reporters later, Mr. Hooda said Mr. Gandhi consoled the family.
Haryana Congress chief Mr. Bhan told PTI that Mr. Gandhi consoled the family and shared their grief. “He met with the family members, including his parents,” said Mr. Bhan. After meeting the family, Mr. Gandhi left for Delhi, he said.
Married three weeks ago, 26-year-old Lt. Vinay Narwal, accompanied by his wife Ms. Himanshi, was on a honeymoon trip to Pahalgam when terrorists shot him at point blank on April 22.
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A week ago, Mr. Gandhi also visited the family members of Shubham Dwivedi, who was among the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack.
Stressing that strict and concrete action should be taken against the terrorists, Mr. Gandhi had then said the united opposition had given full support to the government.
Besides those killed, several people were injured when terrorists opened fire at a meadow near the popular tourist town of Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Published – May 06, 2025 04:34 pm IST
