Gorakhpur, May 11 -- BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Sunday said Pakistan requested the "ceasefire," and strongly defended the Indian government's military response under Operation Sindoor.

Speaking to ANI, Kishan said, "The Prime Minister did not initiate a ceasefire. They (Pakistan) began this, killed our people and are now gaining sympathy through world media... They are still asking for loans, and now they will once again sponsor terrorism."

Referring to the ongoing Operation Sindoor, he said, "The air force has said that the Operation (Sindoor) is still not over... Numerous bombs were aimed towards the country... Their airbase in Rawalpindi was destroyed..."

Kishan condemned the brutal killings of Indians in Pahalgam, stating that they were...