Karaikal, Feb. 14 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Congress and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), saying that during their tenure terrorist attacks took place without strong retaliation by their ministers, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi established a "new tradition" of strong retaliation, citing the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.

Addressing a BJP public meeting in Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry, Shah paid tribute to the 40 CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama attack on February 14, 2019.

"On 14 February 2019, our 40 CRPF jawans were martyred in Pulwama. I wholeheartedly want to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the country," Shah said.

He alleged that ...