World lauding military’s capability, PM’s resolve: Shah on Op Sindoor

This was the first time since Independence that Indian armed forces struck 100 km inside Pakistan, delivering a befitting response to terrorists, said Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday as he praised ‘Operation Sindoor’.

Addressing a gathering in Kolavada village in Gandhinagar district, Shah said the entire world was praising the capability of the Indian Army and the firm resolve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said the armed forces eliminated nearly 100 terrorists, devastated the headquarters of terror outfits and also destroyed 15 military installations, which eventually reduced the ability of Pakistan’s air force to hit back.

Shah, who is on a two-day Gujarat visit from Saturday, said PM Modi coined the term ‘Operation Sindoor’ in honour of the country’s women. Before Modi became the PM, terrorist attacks had been taking place at regular intervals for several years, but that is no longer the case now.

“Terrorists used to come from Pakistan, kill our soldiers and people, and go away. They used to orchestrate bomb blasts and conspire against India. But they were never given any reply back then,” said Shah, the Lok Sabha MP from Gandhinagar. He said that after Modi assumed office, three major terrorist attacks have taken place in India–Uri, Pulwama and Pahalgam last month.

PM Modi has given a befitting response and the whole world is watching with surprise, while Pakistan is experiencing it with fear, he said. “They (Pakistan-based terrorists) did not learn a lesson from India’s response in the past and carried out a terrorist attack in Pahalgam. This time, under Operation Sindoor, we destroyed the headquarters of terrorist organisations,” he said.

At the event, Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various developmental works worth over Rs 700 crore.

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