Patiala 17 May: Punjab ATK President Bant Singh Brar and General Secretary Nirmal Singh Dhaliwal issued a statement to the press saying that the killing of 26 tourists in a very unfortunate terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India has shaken the entire countrymen. There is a wave of anger among the people from Jammu and Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
There is a lot of talk about the conspiracy of terrorist organizations sitting in Pakistan behind this incident. The Pakistani government also did not give any cooperation or explanation. As a result, a situation of war started arising between Pakistan and India.
This heinous incident and the discussion of war was on everyone's lips across India. The Indian Army attacked terrorist hideouts in Pakistan. In retaliation, Pakistan also retaliated with drones and other weapons, which caused more or less loss of life and property on both sides. People of the border area had to leave their homes and go to safer places. Although the ceasefire has been declared, discussions are going on every day about its various effects and the baseless comments of US President Donald Trump demeaning India. In such a situation, the attention of the whole country is focused on this aspect. The nationwide strike proposed by 10 central trade union organizations and independent federations of India on 20 May was severely disrupted. Due to this, the central leadership of the trade unions held a meeting on 15 May to review the overall situation and postponed this strike till 9 July 2025. But at the same time appealed that on this day, 20 May, the trade unions should unite and organize rallies, demonstrations, dharnas etc. at every possible place and call for preparations for the strike on 9 July 2025.