Operation Sindoor raised India's stature globally: CM Yadav
Bhopal: Chief minister Mohan Yadav said on Tuesday that
Operation Sindoor
has raised India's stature at global stage. He has denied that the government hurriedly agreed for a ceasefire with Pakistan.
The CM was addressing the media at the state BJP office on the completion of 11 years of Narendra Modi-led NDA govt at the Centre. He said that the appeal for a ceasefire came from Pakistan, which never happened in previous combats. "It meant that the backbone of the enemy was broken," Yadav added.
Asked about the success of the nuclear weapons test in Pokhran in May 1998 despite the US sanctions threat and whether the Operation Sindoor ceasefire happened prematurely despite being in a strategic position, the CM said, "During the Pokhran nuclear test, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was facing a different set of difficulties from the US and other countries.
But the inner strength was such that our scientists were dressed in army clothes for the Pokhran test.
Also, see the capture of Tiger Hill and the Kargil combat extended to three months. But even in those circumstances, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee ensured that we remained within our territory. At that time, we were running a govt with 25 other political parties and had our limitations."
In contrast, he said that today, PM
Narendra Modi
keeps reiterating at every public meeting that Operation Sindoor is not yet over.
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"Prime Minister Modi said that Pakistan made a grave mistake (in Pulwama) and they will have to pay a heavy price. Our technology has changed so much that there is no need to cross our borders. Technology is so strong that our army was capable, with technology, to hit just a few feet away from their nuclear facility," the CM argued.
"Hit us where you want to hit from. We have destroyed your airfields," he said. He stated that the Indian armed forces demolished the enemy and caused heavy casualties by striking at terrorist bases.
He further explained that the most important point is that within a short period, the enemy's back was broken, and it was destroyed. "That is why the ceasefire appeal came from Pakistan. This time, Pakistan, which claims to be a nuclear power, asked for a ceasefire, which did not happen in the earlier combats. This is PM Modi's way of dealing with the enemy. Even after that, in every public meeting, our PM says that Operation Sindoor is not over; it will continue.
This can be said only in utmost confidence while the Pakistan Prime Minister speaks the language of helplessness."
He argued that after the US and Israel, India is the third country to enter enemy territory and destroy terrorist camps.
CM Yadav said that in the modern world, wars will be fought using advanced technology. "In the new world, wars will be fought armed with technology, and after Operation Sindoor, India's stature has grown globally.
Thanks to our army and PM Modi," the chief minister said.
There are missiles that can hit in a range as far as 3000 to 5000 km, Mohan Yadav reasoned. He also said that the language of J&K leaders Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), and even the Hurriyat Conference changed after the abrogation of Article 370.
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