After the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi attended a public program in Madhubani, Bihar, for the first time on Thursday.
During this event, PM Modi addressed the Pahalgam attack. He said, "The terrorists who attacked will get punishment much harsher than they may have imagined."
Prior to his speech at the National Panchayati Raj Day program in Madhubani, PM Modi paid tribute to the victims of the attack by observing two minutes of silence.
India will identify every terrorist and punish them
PM Modi said, "Today from the land of Bihar, I give this message to the whole world that India will identify and find every terrorist and punish them as well as those who support them. We will not leave them even in the last corner of the earth. Terrorism can never break the soul of India."
He said further, "Terrorism will not go unpunished. Whatever efforts are required to ensure justice will be made. The entire nation stands united in this resolve. Every person who believes in humanity is with us. I thank the different countries and their people who are standing with us."
He expressed sorrow over the brutality of the attack, saying, "The entire nation is saddened by the brutality with which the terrorists have killed innocent countrymen. In this terrorist attack, someone has lost his son, someone has lost his brother, and someone has lost her life partner. The entire nation stands with the victims."
"This attack has not only happened on unarmed tourists; the enemies of the country have dared to attack the soul of India. I want to say in very clear words that the terrorists who have carried out this attack and those who conspired for this attack will get a punishment harsher than their imagination."
"Now the time has come to destroy the remaining ground of the terrorists. The willpower of 140 crore Indians will now break the back of the terrorist masters."