Hours after the Indian Armed forces targeted and destroyed terrorist infrastructure located in nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India used its right to respond to the “attack on its soil”, referring to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, that left 26 people dead.
He was addressing the 66th Raising Day event of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in the national capital.
Here are key takeaways from what the Defence Minister said:
What Defence Minister said about Operation Sindoor
- Armed Forces made history by acting with precision, precaution and compassion
- India used its right to respond to the attack on its soil
- Targets were destroyed as planned
- No civilian population was harmed
- The world has witnessed what our Armed Forces have done today
- The action was carried out very thoughtfully
- it was carried out in a measured way
- I congratulate the Armed Forces on behalf of the whole country
- I congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing complete support to the forces
New generation infra needs to be built for Armed Forces in light of current geopolitical scenario: Rajnath Singh
The minister said that BRO must ensure war-level preparations, stressing the need for the construction of new generation infrastructure for the Armed Forces.
He virtually dedicated to the nation 50 of BRO’s strategically-significant infrastructure projects across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal. The projects were developed at a cost of Rs 1,879 crore, according to an official statement.
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