Asserts that despite India’s surgical strikes, terrorism from across the border continues to target civilians
New Delhi, Oct 30 ; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that despite India’s surgical strike, terrorism emanating from Pakistan continues to target civilians.
Addressing an election rally in Bihar’s Darbhanga, Singh, mentioned that India taught a lesson to neighbouring Pakistan for killing innocent citizens in Pahalgam and stated that a “sizeable number of militants” were neutralised during Operation Sindoor.
The minister remarked, “Our neighbouring state, Pakistan, did not mend its ways. You have seen how, even after our surgical strikes, they did not learn their lessons. Terrorists from Pakistan targeted innocent Indian citizens—tourists who had simply gone to enjoy the beauty of Kashmir. They were killed after being asked about their religion.”
He further added, “They were forced to remove their undergarments to confirm their religion. What a ‘tamasha’ of humanity! We were seething in anger; a fire burned within all of us. But you saw how India showed restraint.”
Indian armed forces targeted nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as part of Operation Sindoor in May, in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
Terrorists had shot dead 26 people in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley, a popular tourist spot in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Singh emphasized that India does not believe in the “politics of division.”
“We do not engage in politics based on caste or religion. Our politics is based on justice and humanity,” he stated, noting that India’s response to the Pahalgam attack was both decisive and moral.
“When we launched Operation Sindoor, our goal was clear—to target terrorist camps across the border. They killed our people after asking their religion; we targeted only those responsible for terror,” he said.
“Our sages never taught hatred. They taught compassion,” he added.
