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“Where is National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, who poses as "James Bond"? After Pulwama (strike in 2019), the Pahalgam attack was a failure of intelligence agencies. There are no signs of violence ending in the Valley. Hindus are being targeted. And promises made to (displaced) Kashmiri Pandits have not been realised. On the contrary, Hindus are fleeing (the Valley). The BJP, which claims to be the messiah of Hindus, should be ashamed of it.”

Saamna editorial

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“The attack at Pahalgam left the entire nation devastated. It was a heinous act. We all condemn it. The entire country is united in the fight against terrorism. I made a mistake in the past, but I will stay with the NDA forever.”

Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister, Bihar

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“Terrorism is breathing its last. The nation must believe in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. To ask people their religion before killing them, turning women widows is unacceptable in India. This is not a government which withdraws cases against terrorists or sees its vote bank in such situations. We are committed to crush the deadly, poisonous fangs of terrorists. Terrorists and those who patronised them would now have to face the repercussions of the zero tolerance approach and now all will watch what follows next.”

Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, UP

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“The J&K government is in touch with the governments of the states where these reports are originating from. I'm also in touch with my counterpart Chief Ministers in these states & have requested they take extra care.”

Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir

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“For no reason the government (central) should show any discount towards this. We are all with the central government. I urge the Centre to eliminate all terrorists. Our full support is there for this.”

Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister, Karnataka