PM Modi meets family of Pahalgam terror attack victim Shubham Dwivedi in Kanpur
Shubham Dwivedi, who got married on February 12 this year, was visiting Pahalgam with his wife and other family members when terrorists opened fire on tourists resulting in his death.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the family of Pahalgam terror attack victim Shubham Dwivedi at Chakeri airport in Kanpur on Friday, news agency PTI reported. Businessman Shubham Dwivedi (31) was among the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April.
"We expressed our gratitude to him (for the success of Operation Sindoor). In response, he told us this is just the beginning and that a long battle lies ahead. Our meeting lasted about 5 to 10 minutes," Shubham's wife Ashanya told news agency PTI.
Shubham Dwivedi, who got married on 12 February this year, was visiting Pahalgam with his wife and other family members when terrorists opened fire on tourists, resulting in his death.
A week ago, Lok Sabha MP from Kanpur Ramesh Awasthi wrote to the PMO, requesting Prime Minister Modi to meet the family of Shubham Dwivedi.
Awasthi said in the letter that the family has “thanked PM Modi for Operation Sindoor as it has brought peace to the soul of Shubham Dwivedi and has expressed desire to thank the prime minister for that”.
Modi in UP
Modi is in Uttar Pradesh to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects aimed at boosting the region’s infrastructure and connectivity. He will inaugurate the Chunniganj Metro Station to Kanpur Central Metro Station section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project, which is worth over ₹2,120 crore.
It will include 14 planned stations and five new underground stations, integrating key city landmarks and commercial hubs into the metro network. Additionally, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the GT Road's road widening and strengthening work.
Two weeks after the Pahalgam terror attack, India on 7 May conducted precision strikes on at least nine terror camps in Pakistan in what is known as ‘Operation Sindoor’. India and Pakistan indulged in four days of military action post Operation Sindoor. The two nations, however, agreed on an understanding to halt military action on 10 May.
(With PTI inputs)
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