India mourns Pulwama terror attack martyrs – Exposing the Reality with Social Media Reactions

On one hand whole country filled in tears condemning the deadly terror attack which killed 40 CRPF army personals , the other hand some people are rejoicing at this terror attack.

Posting some reactions from Social media over this heinous attack.

In a press release, the US Department of State said it condemns the terrorist attack on the Indian CRPF convoy and asked Pakistan to “uphold its responsibilities” to deny support to terror groups.

“US condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack today on an Indian CRPF convoy in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and their families and wish a speedy recovery to those injured,” it said.

“UN designated, Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Muhammad has claimed responsibility for this heinous act. We call on all countries to uphold their responsibilities pursuant to UN Security Council resolutions to deny safe haven and support for terrorists,” the statement added.

PM of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, in a message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said — “To my dear friend, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, we stand with you, the security forces and the people of India following this heinous terrorist attack. We send our condolences to the families of the victims.”

Australia’s political leaders also condemned the “heinous” terror attack. “We convey our deepest condolences to the families of the victims, and all those injured. Our thoughts are with my friend Prime Minister @narendramodi and the Indian people,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison tweeted on Friday.

Saudi Arabia said it stood with India’s fight against terrorism and extremism and denounced as “cowardly” the suicide attack.

The strong condemnation came days ahead of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s state visit to India next week for talks with the top Indian leadership.

The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in a statement that the country “condemns this terrorist act”, and reiterated the country’s “principled and unequivocal position rejecting all forms of violence and terrorism”

Nepal said its unequivocally condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and believes that such heinous acts of terrorism cannot be justified on any ground.

Condemning the attack, Maldives Preseident Ibrahim Mohamed Solih tweeted that the Maldives will continue to work with India and the international community to combat terrorism in our region and the world at large.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, “Bangladesh remains steadfast in its commitment against terrorism of all forms and maintains a zero-tolerance policy against any kind of terrorist activities. We would continue to work and cooperate with international community including India to eradicate menace of terrorism,” Hasina added.

Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, tweeted, “Bhutan is deeply saddened by the news of the horrific terrorist attack in Kashmir. Bhutan strongly condemns terrorist attack of any nature. Our prayers are with the grieved family and we are following the situation closely.”

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa condemned the terrorist attack and offered their condolences to Prime Minister Modi.

China also expressed deep “shock” over the terror attack carried out by the Jaish suicide bomber.

“China has noted the reports of suicide terrorist attack. We are deeply shocked by this attack. We express deep condolences and sympathy to the injured and bereaved families,” spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Geng Shuang told a media briefing in Beijing when asked about the incident.

French minister of Europe and foreign affair Jean-Yves Le Drian extended support to India, saying France has always been and always will be by India’s side in the fight against terrorism in all its forms.

“I most firmly condemn the heinous attack just perpetrated in India. My thoughts go out to the families of the fallen soldiers and my deepest solidarity to the Indian government and people.

France has always been and always will be by India’s side in the fight against terrorism in all its forms.”

” I call on every State to fight effectively against terrorist networks and their financing channels and to prevent cross-border movements of terrorist groups, such as the Jaish-e-Mohammed, which has claimed responsibility for this attack,” Drian said.

The Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of India denounced the terror attack saying, “We denounce terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and reiterate the need to combat these inhuman acts with a decisive and collective response without any double standards.”

Meanwhile here are some people (screenshots from Facebook and Twitter) caught celebrating this deadly terror attack .

NDTV deputy news editor suspended after post in support of Jaish-e-Mohammed over Pulwama massacre

A FIR has been registered against Basim Hilal, a student of the Aligarh Muslim University, for his tweet over yesterday’s Pulwama attack. Basim has been booked under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code (promoting enmity) & Section 67A of the Information Technology Act (publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form). Hilal has also been suspended by his university.

The action against Hilal was taken over a distasteful tweet he posted yesterday soon after a Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber blew up a Central Reserve Police Force bus in Jammu and Kashmir, killing at least 40 jawans.

In another such instance, Macleods Pharmaceuticals employee Riyaz Ahmed Wani was suspended and served a show cause notice, asking him to explain his offensive comments on the Pulwama terror attack within seven days, failing which his services will be permanently terminated.

Here posting some reactions, (credits to facebook)

Source : Facebook and Twitter