Amid rising anger over recent terror attacks, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Chief Farooq Abdullah has called for decisive action against Pakistan, saying that the time for mere dialogue has passed. Speaking to reporters, Abdullah expressed deep sorrow over the loss of innocent lives and emphasized that justice must be delivered.
"I used to favour dialogue with Pakistan every time... How will we answer those who lost their loved ones? Are we doing justice? Not Balakot, today the nation wants such action to be taken so that these kinds of attacks never happen," said Abdullah, reflecting the nation's sentiment for stronger measures beyond past responses like the Balakot airstrikes.
Condemning Pakistan for its continued support of terrorism, Abdullah said, "We regret that our neighbour today also does not understand that it has murdered humanity. If they think that by doing this, we will go with Pakistan, we should clear their misunderstanding. We did not go with them in 1947, so why will we go today?"
Reaffirming India's secular fabric and unity, he further declared, "We threw the two-nation theory into the water at that time. Today, we are also not ready to accept the two-nation theory. Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christians, we are all one... We will give a befitting reply to them."
