"The Congress Working Committee extends its deepest condolences to the bereaved families. It stands with them wholeheartedly in this moment of profound anguish," the resolution by the party read.
"Pahalgam is known to be a heavily guarded area, there is a three tier security arrangement. It is imperative that a comprehensive analysis is conducted into the security failures and security lapses that enabled such an attack in the Union territory, an area directly under purview of the
Multiple top leaders of the party, including Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, his sister and party MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Jairam Ramesh and other Congress leaders are present in the meeting.
In the wake of Tuesday's terror attack which claimed 26 innocent lives in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, protests have erupted in various parts of the country as people express their anger amid the nationwide mourning over the loss of innocent lives during the attack.
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao on paid tributes to Dinesh Miraniya, a victim of the Pahalgam terror attack, as his mortal remains reached his residence.
Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi reached New Delhi in the early hours of Thursday after cutting short his visit to the United States (US) in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and Congress Leader, VD Satheesan, along with Kerala BJP Chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar and other leaders, paid their last respects to N Ramachandran, who was killed in the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22.
Congress on Wednesday staged a protest in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district condemning the Pahalgam terrorist attack, which happened on Tuesday afternoon.
Following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh called it a complete failure of the Home Ministry on Wednesday and demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The attack, carried out by terrorists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on Tuesday, is one of the deadliest in the Valley since the 2019 Pulwama strike in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed.