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The Hindu
26-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
World needs to mindful of how Pakistan harbouring terrorism: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee in South Korea
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, who is part of an all-party parliamentary delegation visiting South Korea, on Monday (May 26, 2025) warned that the world needs to be very careful and mindful of how Pakistan has been harbouring terrorism. At a high-level dialogue with Korean think tanks in Seoul, Mr. Banerjee said, 'Breeding a snake in your backyard and expecting it to bite only your neighbour is the last thing one should think of'. 'Once that snake is unleashed, it will end up biting whoever it can. A snake remains a snake. So we need to be very careful and mindful of how Pakistan has been harbouring terrorism and terrorists from 9/11, 26/11 to Uri, Pahalgam - repeatedly, one after another terror attacks. Osama Bin Laden was found in Abbottabad, a place in Pakistan,' he said. "We want to tell this with all humility and grace that any support extended to Pakistan is a support to terror organisations. Anyone endorsing or defending Pakistan's actions is, in essence, backing terrorism," he said. Mr. Banerjee is part of the delegation led by Janata Dal United (JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha. He said, 'The April 22 Pahalgam terror attack is no more a matter of India's national security, it has turned out to be a global imperative now'. 'Time and again we have been saying this, how Pakistan has been harbouring, shielding and sheltering terrorists in their own land,' He said 'the attack in Pahalgam is a testament to the fact that Pakistan does not want the Indian economy to prosper'. "If you look at the trajectory of economies of India and Pakistan, there is a difference between hell and heaven. India has grown by leaps and bounds while Pakistan is struggling with their own economic crisis," he said. Mr. Banerjee said that 'after the Pahalgam attack, India expected Pakistan to do justice and bring the perpetrators to book'. 'We waited patiently for 14 days and then eventually carried out airstrikes on May 7 after waiting for almost 2 weeks' 'But when no action came, India responded with precision. Our air strikes neutralised nine terror infrastructure without harming a single civilian, sending a clear, decisive message to the architects of violence,' he said. 'I come from Bengal, a land that shares a civilisational bond with Korea, the land of Kobiguru Rabindranath Tagore, whose poem 'Lamp of the East' still resonates deeply in this nation. India is rooted in the values of peace, humanity and non-violence. But let there be no mistake: our tolerance is not timidity,' he said. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 lives. India carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7, following which Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to the Pakistani actions. The on-ground hostilities ended with an understanding of stopping the military actions following talks between the directors general of military operations of both sides on May 10. The delegation on Monday (May 26, 2025) met Yun Ho-jung, Chairperson of the Korea-India Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Korean National Assembly and briefed him on Operation Sindoor. The delegation reiterated India's firm zero-tolerance policy against terrorism, and the position of making no distinction between terrorists and countries supporting terrorists, and sought South Korea's support for bringing terrorist organisers, perpetrators, and financiers of terrorism to justice. Chairperson Yun conveyed that any act of terrorism is unacceptable and cannot be justified, and that there should be no sacrifice of innocent lives by terrorism and reaffirmed South Korea's strong stand against terrorism.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Pakistan is a theocratic state: All-party delegation member John Brittas in Seoul
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel CPI (M) MP Dr John Brittas , who is one of the members of all-party delegation in Seoul, South Korea, addressed the Indian community on Sunday and said that Pakistan is a theocratic said in his address, "One aspect that you need to underline is the culture of are five political parties, three of which are in opposition, and only two are the ruling parties. But when we are here for a mission, we are have a Constitution, which is a secular and democratic Constitution, whereas Pakistan is a theocratic have a different trajectory altogether..."Earlier today, Janata Dal United (JDU) MP Sanjay Jha , who is leading an all-party delegation to the Republic of Korea and other key Asian nations, strongly criticised Pakistan on the issue of terrorism, terming it a " factory of terrorism ."Addressing the Indian community in Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea, Jha highlighted India's firm stance against terrorism and reiterated the country's new normal against terrorism - "If you hit us, we will hit you back."The delegation leader, Jha, also hailed Operation Sindoor , under which terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) was hit with said, "All the opposition parties are together saying that this is the new normal- If you hit us, we will hit you back. During Operation Sindoor, terrorist infrastructure was hit with such precision that not a single civilian on the Pakistside was killed... Pakistan tried to attack India through drones, they tried to hit out at civilians, temples, and gurudwaras, but didn't succeed. The people of India have made up their minds that not only terrorists but we will also those who nurture and fund terrorism. Pakistan is the factory of terrorism. There are no factories in Pakistan; the only factory there is of terrorism..."Jha emphasised the unity among Indian political parties in the fight against in the day, Group 3 of India's all-party parliamentary delegation, led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, held a meeting with Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea, Amit Kumar, at the Indian Embassy in Seoul.
India Gazette
26-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Pakistan is a theocratic state," all-party delegation member John Brittas in Seoul
Seoul [South Korea], May 26 (ANI): CPI (M) MP Dr John Brittas, who is one of the members of all-party delegation in Seoul, South Korea, addressed the Indian community on Sunday and said that Pakistan is a theocratic state. Brittas said in his address, 'One aspect that you need to underline is the culture of are five political parties, three of which are in opposition, and only two are the ruling parties. But when we are here for a mission, we are have a Constitution, which is a secular and democratic Constitution, whereas Pakistan is a theocratic have a different trajectory altogether...' Earlier today, Janata Dal United (JDU) MP Sanjay Jha, who is leading an all-party delegation to the Republic of Korea and other key Asian nations, strongly criticised Pakistan on the issue of terrorism, terming it a 'factory of terrorism.' Addressing the Indian community in Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea, Jha highlighted India's firm stance against terrorism and reiterated the country's new normal against terrorism - 'If you hit us, we will hit you back.' The delegation leader, Jha, also hailed Operation Sindoor, under which terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) was hit with precision. Jha said, 'All the opposition parties are together saying that this is the new normal- If you hit us, we will hit you back. During Operation Sindoor, terrorist infrastructure was hit with such precision that not a single civilian on the Pakistani side was killed... Pakistan tried to attack India through drones, they tried to hit out at civilians, temples, and gurudwaras, but didn't succeed. The people of India have made up their minds that not only terrorists but we will also those who nurture and fund terrorism. Pakistan is the factory of terrorism. There are no factories in Pakistan; the only factory there is of terrorism...' Jha emphasised the unity among Indian political parties in the fight against terrorism. Earlier in the day, Group 3 of India's all-party parliamentary delegation, led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, held a meeting with Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea, Amit Kumar, at the Indian Embassy in Seoul. (ANI)
India Gazette
25-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Indian government's tenor has become different after Pahalgam attack," says Aparajita Sarangi
Seoul [South Korea], May 25 (ANI): BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, who is one of the members of the all-party delegation in Seoul, South Korea, addressed the Indian community in Seoul on Sunday and said that after the Pahalgam attack, the tenor of the Indian government has changed. 'Now the entire tenor of the Indian government is different: an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. This message has to go to Pakistan and every country in the world,' Sarangi said. Sarangi stressed the Indian government's zero-tolerance policy and added that nine terrorist infrastructures were demolished 'adopting non-escalatory approach'. The BJP MP further added that as per the Indian government, safety of '140 crore Indians is extremely important,' and that cannot be compromised at all. 'Article 370 and Article 35A bid farewell on August 5, 2019. And after that Jammu and Kashmir started leaping forward. In every sector, J&K was flourishing. There was peace and order, and economic progress and this made somebody living nearby, very uncomfortable. And that is why this happened,' Sarangi referred to the Pahalgam attack, indicating Pakistan. She also stressed India's economic progress. 'We are the fourth-largest economy, Japan is behind. Very soon Germany will be behind us and we would be the third-largest economy. We are growing towards Viksit Bharat 2047 and we're the fastest growing economy,' Sarangi said. Earlier on Sunday, Janata Dal United (JDU) MP Sanjay Jha, who is leading an all-party delegation to South Korea and other key Asian nations, strongly criticised Pakistan on the issue of terrorism, terming it a 'factory of terrorism.' Addressing the Indian community in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea, Jha highlighted India's firm stance against terrorism and reiterated the country's new normal against terrorism: 'If you hit us, we will hit you back.' The delegation leader, Jha, also hailed Operation Sindoor, under which terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) was hit with precision. Jha said, 'All the Opposition parties are together saying that this is the new normal-- if you hit us, we will hit you back. During Operation Sindoor, terrorist infrastructure was hit with such precision that not a single civilian on the Pakistani side was killed. Pakistan tried to attack India through drones, they tried to hit out at civilians, temples, and gurudwaras, but didn't succeed. The people of India have made up their minds that not only terrorists but we will also those who nurture and fund terrorism. Pakistan is the factory of terrorism. There are no factories in Pakistan; the only factory there is of terrorism.' Jha emphasised the unity among Indian political parties in the fight against terrorism. Earlier in the day, Group 3 of India's all-party parliamentary delegation, led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, held a meeting with Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea, Amit Kumar, at the Indian Embassy in Seoul. The delegation also includes Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, CPI(M) MP John Brittas, BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, BJP MP Brij Lal, BJP MP Pradan Baruah, Ambassador Mohan Kumar, and BJP MP Hemang Joshi. The visit marks a continuation of Operation Sindoor, India's diplomatic outreach following the recent terror attacks in Pahalgam. (ANI)
India Gazette
25-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
JDU MP Sanjay Jha addresses Indian community in Seoul, calls Pakistan a
Seoul [South Korea], May 25 (ANI): Janata Dal United (JDU) MP Sanjay Jha, who is leading an all-party delegation to the Republic of Korea and other key Asian nations, strongly criticised Pakistan on the issue of terrorism, terming it a 'factory of terrorism.' Addressing the Indian community in Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea, Jha highlighted India's firm stance against terrorism and reiterated the country's new normal against terrorism - 'If you hit us, we will hit you back.' The delegation leader, Jha, also hailed Operation Sindoor, under which terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) was hit with precision. Jha said, 'All the opposition parties are together saying that this is the new normal- If you hit us, we will hit you back. During Operation Sindoor, terrorist infrastructure was hit with such precision that not a single civilian on the Pakistani side was killed... Pakistan tried to attack India through drones, they tried to hit out at civilians, temples, and gurudwaras, but didn't succeed. The people of India have made up their minds that not only terrorists but we will also those who nurture and fund terrorism. Pakistan is the factory of terrorism. There are no factories in Pakistan; the only factory there is of terrorism...' Jha emphasised the unity among Indian political parties in the fight against terrorism. 'You can see multi-party representatives from all regions of India. There are MPs from the ruling as well as the opposition parties, but we have all come together with only one resolve. You must have seen how 26 people were killed in Pahalgam on 22nd April. Pakistan is promoting such terrorist activities. The Prime Minister and the entire country said that we have had enough. You must have seen in the newspapers today that India has surpassed Japan and has become the fourth-largest economy in the government decided that 7 delegations will go across the world so a message should go to the world that all Indians are together and all parties across ideological differences are together fighting against terrorism....' Congress leader Salman Khurshid, who is also part of the delegation, echoed Jha's remarks, stressing the precision of India's response. 'We didn't attack any area of Pakistan except the terrorist camps, and we attacked them with precision. If they hadn't attacked us back, we would have stopped there, but they did attack us back, and when they attacked us back, what did we do? We neutralised the platforms they were using to attack us, so we neutralised their air bases... That sent the message clearly to them that you can't take India on, and they therefore said Please let's stop it and they've stopped. But we have to be careful, which is why the government very clearly said, we are not putting an end to the Operation Sindoor...' he said. Earlier in the day, Group 3 of India's all-party parliamentary delegation, led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, held a meeting with Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea, Amit Kumar, at the Indian Embassy in Seoul. The delegation also includes Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, CPI(M) MP John Brittas, BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, BJP MP Brij Lal, BJP MP Pradan Baruah, Ambassador Mohan Kumar, and BJP MP Hemang Joshi. The visit marks a continuation of Operation Sindoor, India's diplomatic outreach following the recent terror attacks in Pahalgam. (ANI)
