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Poonch: A five-member Trinamool Congress delegation on Thursday met with the families affected by Pakistani shelling in Poonch district, expressing solidarity with the families and reaffirming their commitment to humanity and peace.
After meeting the families and seeing the damage, TMC MP Derek O’ Brien underlined how he has been “deeply moved” by meeting the affected families.
“We are deeply moved…One has to be mentally ready. What we have seen in the last 2 hours has been deeply moving. We can imagine how you (locals) are feeling, as this happened in Poonch, it is not eay in public life to come and share thoughts with people who are grieving. Mamata di (Bengal CM) has sent us here, we are here only tell these families that we are with you,” O’ Brien told reporters.
Earlier the party said in a post on X that the delegation also met with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who told them extensively about the problems people at the border villages are facing.
“A five-member delegation from our party travelled to Jammu & Kashmir to express solidarity with those affected by cross-border violence. After a meaningful meeting with Hon’ble CM Omar Abdullah, the team visited Poonch, where they stood beside grieving families, offering condolences and reaffirming our commitment to humanity and peace,” TMC’s post read.
The five-member delegation, consisting of MP Derek O’Brien, MP Md. Nadimul Haque, West Bengal Minister Manas Ranjan Bhunia, MP Sagarika Ghose and MP Mamata Bala Thakur arrived in Srinagar on May 21.
One of the TMC MP highlighted how the shelling has affected the people, in a video released by the party on X.
“We just arrived in Srinagar yesterday, and witnessed the aftermath of gunfire from across the border by Pakistan in the regions of Poonch and Rajouri. These attacks have caused significant harm to several people,” TMC’s Manas Bhunia said in the video.
“We offer our deepest sympathy, respect and solidarity to the affected families. This is why, we as representatives of the AITC are here,” he added.
