Varanasi, Aug. 3 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Varanasi comes at a time when both India and the world have witnessed the country's strength and capabilities through the successful execution of Operation Sindoor.

Referring to the military operation in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Adityanath said, "This New India has the courage to crush the perpetrators of terror into the ground and eliminate enemies by entering their territory.

Adityanath was addressing a gathering during the inauguration/foundation stone laying ceremony organised at Banauli gram sabha in Sewapuri, Varanasi, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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