Srinagar, July 12 -- Addressing a public meeting in Kerala, Shah recalled the government's response to major terror incidents in the recent past. "We responded to the Uri attack with a surgical strike and to the Pulwama attack with air strikes," he said, referring to the 2016 and 2019 attacks, respectively.

He cited Operation Sindoor as a fresh example of India's proactive stance against terrorism, stating that Indian forces entered terrorist hideouts and conducted targeted operations. "Terrorism has no place anywhere. The BJP-led government will eliminate it wherever it exists," Shah asserted.

Shah claimed that only Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP have the political will and capability to take firm action against terrorism, po...