Operation Sindoor shows new India's resolve on terror: Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh
on Monday said
Operation Sindoor
demonstrated that "
Modi's new India
" will go to any extent to
counter terrorism
, and took a swipe at the Opposition, arguing that had the UPA government shown similar resolve after the Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistan would have long stopped its
anti-India activities
.
Opening the
Lok Sabha
debate on Operation Sindoor and the
Pahalgam incident
, Singh asserted the operation had only been "paused" after achieving "all political and strategic objectives," and dismissed as "baseless" claims that India agreed to a ceasefire under external pressure. He also advised the Opposition to focus on how many Pakistani jets were shot down rather than how many Indian aircraft were lost.
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"I want to make it clear from this temple of democracy that those who dream of inflicting thousand wounds on India, better wake up from the slumber. This is Modi's new India that will go to any lengths against terrorism," Singh told the House.
Calling the operation a direct response to the Pahalgam attack, Singh said: "After the
Mumbai attacks
, the government back then chose talks. If the then (UPA) establishment had taken stern actions, like the 2016 surgical strikes or 2019 air strikes, then Pakistan's strategic calculus could have changed...it could have disincentivised such acts of terror."
He likened the Modi government's retribution to the mythological Sudarshan Chakra: "We have learnt from Lord Krishna that in the end, one needs to pick the Sudarshan Chakra to protect 'dharma'. We saw the 2006 Parliament attack, 2008 Mumbai attacks - and now we have said enough is enough, and picked the Sudarshan Chakra."
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He also took a pointed dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi: "A few members of the Opposition have been asking how many of our aircraft were shot down? I feel their question does not adequately represent our national sentiments. They have not asked us how many enemy aircraft our armed forces shot down."
If they must ask a question, it should be whether India destroyed terrorist bases, and the answer to that is, 'yes'.
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