Op Sindoor not over yet: Modi to Pak on future misadventure

Time of India

2 days ago

Kanpur/Lucknow: Warning Pakistan against any future misadventures,
PM Narendra Modi
on Friday asserted that the `Operation Sindoor' was "not over yet".
"Dushman kisi dhokhe mein na rahe…Operation Sindoor abhi khatam nahi hua hai… (The enemy should not be under any illusion… Operation Sindoor is not over yet)," he said, addressing a massive gathering in Kanpur after inaugurating and laying the foundation of 15 projects worth over 47600 crore.
PM's programme was initially scheduled for April 24 but it got postponed following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.
Using a typical Kanpur slang,
Modi
said on Friday "Agar main seedhe seedhe Kanpuriya mein kahein, dushman kahin bhi ho haunk diya jayegha (Putting it in pure Kanpur style, we can hit the enemies wherever they are)", referring to Indian armed forces' onslaught against Pakistan-based terror camps. "We penetrated hundreds of miles into Pakistan and destroyed the hideouts of terrorists.
Due to the bravery of our army, Pakistan had to plead and beg for a ceasefire.
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"The one who was begging during Operation Sindoor must not forget — it is not over yet," PM Modi warned, adding that India's response to terror attacks will be decisive, unexpected, and uncompromising. In a sharp message aimed at India's adversaries, he said, "Let no one be under any illusion. India will respond to every terror strike at a time, place, and method of its own choosing."
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Modi's statement marked a pointed deterrent aimed at Pakistan. It was also seen as reinforcing a stance of zero tolerance towards terrorism, signaling India's preparedness to sustain or escalate countermeasures in the eventuality of any terror attack.
The PM said that the world also saw the power of `Make in India' and `Swadeshi' weapons. He said that India's BrahMos missile destroyed the enemy inside its territory.
"The BrahMos missile which didn't let the enemy sleep has a new address, Uttar Pradesh," he added, lauding UP for playing a crucial role in putting the country on the path of self-reliance.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently admitted that Indian missiles struck many targets inside Pakistan on the intervening night of May 9 and 10. "On the night of May 9-10, we decided to respond in a measured fashion to Indian aggression.
Our armed forces were prepared to act at 4.30 in the morning after Fajr prayers to teach a lesson. But before that hour even arrived, India once again launched a missile attack using BrahMos, and hit various provinces of Pakistan, including the airport in Rawalpindi," Sharif said during a speech in Azerbaijan.
"Humari behanon ka aakrosh poori duniya ne Operation Sindoor ke roop mein dekha hai… (The whole world has seen the anger of our sisters in the form of Operation Sindoor)," he said.
Modi said that the country had adopted three 'sutras' to safeguard its territory. "First, India would retaliate fiercely to every terror attack. The way, time and conditions of the reply would be decided by the military itself. Secondly, the country would neither fear the hollow threat of an atom bomb nor would take any decision on its basis. And thirdly, the perpetrators of terror and the government patronising terrorists would be perceived in the same way," he said, adding Pakistan's state and non-state actors will no longer be accepted.
Modi said that the Kanpur node of the upcoming defence corridor will be the most prominent centre of self-reliance in the field of defence. "Now the big companies of the defence sector were turning up in this region from where traditional industries were moving out," he said, highlighting how manufacture of the AK-203 rifles have started in Amethi. Likewise, the BrahMos missile which wreaked havoc in the enemy camp will now be manufactured in UP.
Modi said that he hoped UP would drive the country to become one of the key exporters of defence equipment. "Taking UP and the cities like Kanpur to new heights was the first priority of the double engine government (of the BJP)," he said, tearing into previous governments at the Centre and UP for ignoring the interest of Kanpur.
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"Kanpur se udyogon ka palayan hota gaya…par parivarwadi sarkarein aankh band karke baithi rahi (Industries started migrating from Kanpur…but the nepotistic governments kept sitting with their eyes closed)," he said, adding that not only Kanpur but entire UP was left laggard in the due course.
The PM cited two conditions for industrial prosperity in any state – first, self-reliance in the energy sector. And secondly, the infrastructure and connectivity.
Modi stressed that the newly inaugurated power plants -- 660 Mw Panki, 660 Mw Neyveli, 1320 Mw Jawaharpur, 660 Mw Obra C and 660 Khurja – would play a key role in fulfilling the electricity requirement of UP and drive industrial development.
The PM said that the Centre and the state government were working with the agenda of development of UP.
"The facilities which are an integral part of metro cities are now being introduced in cities like Kanpur," he said. Referring to the newly inaugurated section of Kanpur metro, Modi said that the project was a proof of "right intentions" and "strong will" of a government.
Modi said that the perception about UP has undergone a sea-change over the past few years. "The state which was once known for dilapidated roads is now home to expressways.
People are travelling on highways round the clock in a state where they once feared to move out after evening," he said.
Modi said that the Lucknow-Kanpur expressway itself would reduce the travel time to just 40 minutes. This expressway, he said, would also be connected with the Ganga expressway which would facilitate the movement of people between east and west UP.
Likewise, the Kanpur central station was being given a facelift.
"Soon the station would be modernised like a world class airport," he said, adding at least 150 railway stations of UP were being renovated under `Amrit Bharat' railway stations.
He said that the government was trying to make UP a state of "industrial possibilities". Modi highlighted that budgetary provision was made for 'mission manufacturing' under the Make In India campaign. The PM categorically stressed on bolstering the MSME sector. "Earlier the MSME sector was defined in a way that did not dare to expand and grow. We change the perspective…," he said, underscoring how his government raised the limit of turnover and scale of MSMEs.