'Oppn never asked how many Pakistan planes hit?': Rajnath
New Delhi, July 29 -- Rejecting claims that Operation Sindoor was stopped under pressure as "wrong and unfounded", Defence minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament on Monday India has opted for a "different route for peace" through the Surgical strike, Balakot air attack and Operation Sidnoor and warned Pakistan that if there is any misadventure, "the operation will resume".
Opening the much-anticipated debate, Rajnath said "terror is a political toolkit for Pakistan" and he also lambasted the Opposition for seeking information on the number of aircrafts downed. In every exam, results matter. "We should not be bothered if a pencil is broken or if a pen gets lost. The result is that the targets of our armed forces were fully met," Singh said amid thunderous applause.
Singh emphasised that India's political leadership will "work without any pressure for safeguarding India" and "Our missiles will go beyond the physical borders and our brave soldiers will break enemies' spine when it comes to self-defence". He hailed Operation Sindoor as an unmatched example of coordination between India's armed forces and reiterated the PM's position that talks and terror can't go side by side.
"Sometimes, our opposition leaders ask: how many fighters (got downed)? I think this does not reflect India's national emotion. The Opposition never asked how many enemy planes have been shot down by our forces," Singh said, "If they want to ask, their question should be did India demolish terror hideouts? Then the answer is a resounding yes. They should ask if Operation Sindoor is a success? The answer is yes. You should ask, the terrorists who wiped out our sisters' sindoor, did Operation Sindoor kill their masters? The answer is yes. Did our soldiers suffer? The answer is no."
Taking a jibe at the Opposition, Rajnath added, "Our focus should not be on smaller issues. Because if you focus on small issues, then the attention on the country's security and honour of soldiers can be deviated." He also reminded that in the past, Opposition never asked such questions related to military operations to the government. Singh described the full sequence of events starting from the Pahalgam terror attack to the ceasefire, which was proposed by Pakistan. He called the Pahalgam attack as "the ugliest and despicable act of inhumanity. This incident was a test of India's tolerance."
"Before launching Operation Sindoor, our armed forces studied every aspect of the situation. We had many options, but we chose the option in which the terrorists and their hideouts are inflicted with maximum damage and the common people of Pakistan don't suffer," Singh told the Lok Sabha....
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