The Assam government has extended financial assistance to the families of victims from Gujarat who lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22.
Acting on the directive of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Minister for Water Resources and Information & Public Relations, Pijush Hazarika, visited Surat to meet the family of Shaileshbhai Himmatbhai Kalathiya, one of the three Gujarat victims in the attack.
During the visit, Hazarika handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh as one-time financial aid along with a condolence letter from the Chief Minister. He was accompanied by senior Assam government official Om Prakash.
Minister Hazarika expressed Assam’s solidarity with the bereaved family and condemned the Pakistan-sponsored terrorism behind the attack. The family, including Shaileshbhai’s father Himmatbhai Kalathiya and wife Sheetalben, expressed gratitude for the support.
The Minister is scheduled to visit Bhavnagar to offer condolences to the families of the other two victims from Gujarat.
The terror attack in Pahalgam resulted in 26 deaths, including one Nepali citizen, and is considered one of the deadliest attacks in Jammu and Kashmir since 2019.
