BJP Mahila Morcha to soon organise Sindoor Yatras across Maha: women's wing chief
Addressing a press conference here, she said that the (Narendra) Modi government gave a befitting reply to the attack on 26 innocent Indians in Pahalgam of Jammu and Kashmir through Operation Sindoor.
Through this operation, the Indian Army avenged the tears of our sisters whose 'sindoor' was wiped off in the Pahalgam attack.
To pay tributes to the bravery of the Army personnel, the BJP Pradesh Mahila Morcha will organise Sindoor Yatras across the state, she said.
Wagh thanked Prime Minister Modi for dedicating the success achieved in the operation to Indian women's power and for naming this operation Sindoor.
The Indian Army has brought the image of a new India by giving a strong response to the terrorist attack, she added.
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