Expressing solidarity with the families of the CRPF jawans killed in the Pulwama terror attack, hundreds of people from all walks of life gathered at India Gate and Jantar Mantar on Sunday and took out candle light marches.

Students, corporate employees and members of social organisations gathered at the two venues demanding that Pakistan be given a “befitting reply” in the wake of the Pulwama attack.

Hundreds of protestors are sitting at India gate and Jantar Mantar fgor last two days. Delhi police has also enhanced security in the national capital with special deployments in the protest areas.

“The protests are peaceful. Special deployments have been done and security strengthened. Adequate PCR vans and ‘Parakram’ vans have been deployed. Blood donation camps are also being organised at the spot,” said Madhur Verma, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi district. 

Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Udit Raj also participated in the protest at the India Gate and said the sacrifice of the martyrs should not go waste and the fight against terrorism be strengthened.

“We have to fight and stand against terrorism now. So many lives are lost due to these terror attacks.

Our Government should now take step against countries supporting these terrorist,” said Tushar, a protestor at India Gate.  

In one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s three decades of militancy, a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus in Pulwama district on Thursday, killing around 40 personnel and leaving many critically wounded.