Days after the terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people, Union Home Minister Amit Shah in his first public response on Thursday vowed to avenge those who died in the attack, declaring that “no one will be spared” and that “har vyakti ko chun chun ke jawab diya jayega” (each person will be hunted down and answered).
Sending out a stern message to terrorists, the Home Minister said they should not think that they have “won the war”. “This fight is not over yet. They (terrorists) should not think that after killing our 26 people they have won the war. I want to tell all those who spread terror that this is not the end of the battle; every person will be given a befitting reply. Chun chun ke badla lenge (we will take revenge on all terrorists),” Shah said, reflecting the government's tough stance.
Shah was speaking at an event in New Delhi for the unveiling of a statue of Upendra Nath Brahma — the patriarch of Assam's Bodo community — and to name a road after him. The event was attended by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj, MP Joyanta Basumatary and Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council Promod Boro, among others.
He said, “Whoever carried out dastardly attack in Pahalgam will not be spared,” adding, “Har vyakti ko chun chun ke jawab bhi milega, jawab bhi diya jayega.”
The Home Minister declared that this is the Narendra Modi government; no one will be spared. It is our resolve to uproot terrorism from every inch of this country and it will be accomplished.
Addressing the attackers directly, Shah warned, “Don't think that you have won by killing 26 people. Everyone of you will be made answerable.”
Shah added that it is the resolve of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government to uproot terrorism from the country and emphasised that it will be accomplished.
“...If someone, by doing a cowardly attack, thinks that it is their big victory, then understand one thing, this is the Narendra Modi government, no one will be spared. It is our resolve to uproot terrorism from every inch of this country and it will be accomplished,” Shah added. The Home Minister's remarks are the latest in a series of stern statements from the top leadership following the Pahalgam attack, which was orchestrated by terrorists with links to Pakistan.
He also spoke of international support to India's fight against terrorism. “Not only 140 crore Indians but the whole world is standing with India in this fight. All the countries of the world have come together and are standing with the people of India in this fight against terrorism.”
A day after the incident, Shah had met with the families of victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and also visited the spot where the attack took place. He later posted on X, “with a heavy heart, paid last respects to the deceased of the Pahalgam terror attack. Bharat will not bend to terror. The culprits of this dastardly terror attack will not be spared.”
The Home Minister, along with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and other officials also observed a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the terror attack on April 22.
The renaming of a stretch of the Lala Lajpat Rai Marg in South Delhi to Bodofa Upendranath Brahma Marg, along with the unveiling of a statue in his honour, marked a milestone in national acknowledgment of Bodofa's enduring legacy. The 835-metre stretch, located near Kailash Colony Metro Station and adjacent to the Bodoland Guest House, was earlier part of the Lala Lajpat Rai Marg and has now been renamed in Bodofa'shonour. This is the second time a road in the national capital has been named after a personality from Assam; the first being Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Marg in Chanakyapuri.
“It is an honour to inaugurate this road and statue in the heart of Delhi on Bodofa's 35th death anniversary. This tribute carries immense significance-not just for the Bodo community, but for all small indigenous groups across the nation that have long fought for dignity, rights, and recognition since Independence,” said Shah.