The Congress Party in Nagaland held candlelight marches across the state on April 25 at 6:00 PM to express solidarity with the bereaved families of the Pahalgam, Kashmir terrorist attack.

The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) led the event in Kohima, with participation from various District Congress Committees (DCCs), frontal organisations, various departments, cells and other branches of the party across the state. The districts that joined the cause were: Kohima, Dimapur, Kiphire, Mon, Zunheboto, Peren, Phek, Wokha, Longleng, Mokokchung, and Tuensang.

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During the march, participants lit candles and observed a moment of silence to honor the innocent victims and show support to the grieving families. The NPCC leaders, along with party workers, members of the public, and well-wishers, gathered in large numbers, calling for peace and justice.

The candlelight march also served the purpose of sending a strong message of condemnation against the dastardly act of cowardice and violence perpetrated by the terrorists, informed a press release from the Communications Department, NPCC.