Wrong to claim India halted Operation Sindoor under pressure, Rajnath Singh tells Parliament
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament on Monday that it was “absolutely wrong” to claim that India halted Operation Sindoor under any pressure.
Opening a 16-hour debate in the Lok Sabha on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, Singh said that India decided to pause its action against the terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as it had achieved its political and military objectives.
The defence minister also said that nine terror camps were destroyed at the start of the operation of May 7, and that India has proof of damage caused inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Singh said that the operation on May 7 lasted 22 minutes and was “non-escalatory” in nature.
He added that the armed forces had taken all precautions to avoid civilian casualties.
“Before executing Operation Sindoor, our forces studied every aspect and chose the option that would cause maximum damage to terrorists, while ensuring no harm to innocent civilians,” he said.
Singh said that while the Opposition had questioned the government’s claims, they had not once asked how many Pakistani aircraft had been shot down. “I believe these questions do not reflect national sentiments,” he said.
“Their question should be whether India destroyed terror bases, and whether Operation Sindoor has been a success,” the defence minister said. “The answer...
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