Leaders across political spectrums have unequivocally condemned the cowardly attack, expressing solidarity with the armed forces and the nation. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor emphasised the non-partisan stance against terrorism, asserting that any such attack is an assault on the nation as a whole.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Jammu and Kashmir Deputy SP Davinder Singh, who was arrested for harbouring terrorists, and asked who was providing the officer protection and why.