Candlelight march in city over Pahalgam terror attack

A massive outpouring of grief and outrage was witnessed in Jalandhar on Thursday evening as people gathered to participate in a candlelight march led by Aam Aadmi Party MLAs.

The march was organised to pay tributes to the innocent lives lost in the recent horrific terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 28 individuals. The march, started from Bhagwan Valmiki Ji Chowk, and Nakodar city, was led by MLAs Raman Arora and Inderjit Kaur Mann. Another march was held at Doaba Chowk led by chairman, Punjab Safai Karamchari Commission, Chandan Grewal, chairman, Punjab Agri Export Corporation Limited, Mangal Singh Bassi, AAP district president and chairman, District Planning Committee, Amritpal Singh.

The candlelight march saw the participation from people of all ages, backgrounds and walks of life and it became a powerful display of unity and collective condemnation of terrorism. Holding candles, banners and placards denouncing terrorism, the participants walked to honour the memory of the victims, sending a strong message that such barbaric acts will not be tolerated in a civilised society.

Addressing a gathering, the MLAs expressed profound sorrow over the incident, describing it as one of the most brutal and inhumane acts of terrorism in recent times. “This cowardly and despicable attack is not only a crime against the victims but an assault on the values of humanity itself,” they said.

“Such heinous acts shake the conscience of every right-thinking individual and must be condemned in the strongest possible terms,” they said.

The MLAs emphasised that the perpetrators of this act, who have displayed complete disregard for human life, have no place in any society. “The cult of violence that breeds such hatred and cruelty must be uprooted from our midst. It is the moral responsibility of every citizen, regardless of religion, region, or ideology, to stand united against such forces of destruction,” they added.