After the Pahalgam terrorist attack, an all-party meeting was called by the central government. During this, all the parties expressed their support to the government in the retaliatory action against the attack.

However, the opposition also raised the issue of security lapse before the government.

After the attack, India first took five major decisions against Pakistan, including suspending the Indus Water Treaty.

In response, Pakistan suspended the Shimla Agreement signed during the tenure of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and closed its airspace for Indian aircraft. After this move of Pakistan, there is a lot of discussion about Indira Gandhi on social media.

Who is saying what about Indira Gandhi?

A candle march was taken out by the opposition leaders in Hyderabad in protest against the Pahalgam attack.

During the candle march, Congress leader and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said, "I have a request to the Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi ji. All 140 crore countrymen are ready to give a befitting reply to the terrorists who attacked our countrymen."

Revanth Reddy said, "When China attacked our country in 1967, Indira ji gave a befitting reply. After that, when Pakistan attacked the country in 1971, Indira ji gave a befitting reply and divided Pakistan into two parts. At that time, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji called Indira ji Durga."

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut posted a picture of Indira Gandhi on the social media platform X and wrote, "Today the country is missing Indira Gandhi a lot."

On the other hand, Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said on a show of a private news channel, "You talk about security lapse. In an all-party meeting, the government has accepted that there has been a security lapse. What was the biggest security lapse in the country? The Prime Minister was assassinated in his own house."

He asked, "Did we ever make Indira ji an issue, tell me?"

On 31 October 1984, Indira Gandhi was shot dead by her two bodyguards in her own residence.

Actually, if we look at the background of the Shimla Agreement, it is linked to the war between India and Pakistan in the year 1971.

In 1971, India helped Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan) to get freedom from Pakistan. At that time, about 90 thousand Pakistani soldiers were forced to surrender.

After the 1971 war, an agreement was signed between the then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi and the President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. This is known as the Shimla Agreement.

What are people saying on social media?

After the Pahalgam attack, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut's statement on Indira Gandhi is getting mixed reactions from people on social media. Some people are supporting their statements, while some people are not in favor of it.

On Revanth Reddy's statement, a user named Ayush Mishra wrote on the social media platform X, "It feels proud to see the whole country coming together."

A user named Kanhaiya Lal Sharan wrote on X, "If Indira Gandhi was alive today, Pakistan would not have seen tomorrow's sun."

A user named Prabhas Fan has shared a video on the social media platform X and wrote, "See how the Indian Army made the Pakistani soldiers surrender in 1971. It was Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who did this."

On the other hand, some users on social media are remembering the Shimla Agreement and raising questions on the release of Pakistani soldiers at that time.

They say that India had won the war on the field but lost the war on the negotiating table due to the Shimla Agreement.

What was the Shimla Agreement?

The Shimla Agreement was signed after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. It was a formal agreement, which was considered important for ending the hostility between the two countries.

Along with this, the Shimla Agreement was also considered to have a special role in promoting a peaceful settlement.

According to the Shimla Agreement, both countries agreed that both would resolve all issues through bilateral talks and peaceful means.

After the 1971 war, the Line of Control (LOC) was formed under the Shimla Agreement and both countries agreed that they would respect it and no one would take a unilateral decision.

Both sides agreed to remove troops from each other's territory, taking the LOC as a benchmark.

What steps has India taken so far after the Pahalgam attack?

After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

India decided to suspend the 1960 Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan with immediate effect.

India also decided to close the Attari Integrated Check Post with immediate effect.

In a press conference held after the meeting, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that now Pakistani citizens will not be able to travel to India on the basis of visas issued under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES).

Visas previously issued to Pakistani citizens under SVES will be considered cancelled. All Pakistani citizens who are in India under SVES will have to leave India.

The Defence/Military, Naval and Air Force advisors of the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi have been declared persona non grata.

India also recalled the Defence/Military, Naval and Air Force advisors of its High Commission in Islamabad. These posts will be considered abolished in both the High Commissions.

The number of employees in the High Commissions will be gradually reduced from 55 to 30. This decision will come into effect from May 1, 2025.

Pakistan's response

In response to the steps taken by India, many steps have also been taken by Pakistan.

Pakistan has suspended bilateral agreements with India. This includes the Shimla Agreement.

It has announced to close its airspace and its borders for Indian aircraft and suspend trade with India.

Like India, Pakistan has also asked the Indian defense advisors and their assistants present there to leave the country. It has also limited its diplomatic staff.

Pakistan has said that if India tries to stop or divert the flow of water of the Indus River, it will be considered an act of war and will be responded to with full force.