‘We Didn’t Declare War’: Amit Shah On Why India Ended Conflict With Pakistan | India News
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Amit Shah said India had launched a “limited aggression” against terror camps in Pakistan to exercise its legitimate right to self-defence.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha. (Sansad TV)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah clarified on Wednesday that India had not declared war against Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, and that it was a “limited aggression” in response to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.
Responding to the Opposition’s claims about why a ceasefire was announced, Shah said in Rajya Sabha, “We did not even declare a war (against Pakistan). What kind of ceasefire are you talking about? It was a limited aggression, an attack on terrorism and the use of our legitimate right to self-defence.”
He further touched upon Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), saying, “Rahul Gandhi should not be worried about PoK, the BJP will take it back.” He accused the Congress of giving a clean chit to Pakistan for several decades.
“Congress has no right to ask the BJP questions about terrorism. The only reason terrorism spread in the country was because of Congress’ votebank and appeasement politics,” he added.
Amit Shah made it clear that there would be no conversation between India and Pakistan unless the latter stopped supporting terrorism. “Narendra Modi has put our democracy in the global spotlight. The G20 hosted by us was the most successful G20 summit,” he added.
He also pledged to end all forms of terrorism and Naxalism. “There was a time when Pakistan didn’t even need to send terrorists from across the border — our own Kashmiri youth were taking up arms. But today, in the last six months, not a single Kashmiri youth has been recruited into any terrorist organisation, and all those being killed are Pakistanis,” he added.
Prime Minister Modi and Amit Shah had clarified in the Op Sindoor debate in the Parliament that no third country had intervened in the conflict, and that India had launched limited, non-escalatory strikes at terror camps that were stopped after 100% of its objectives were met and Pakistan asked for a ceasefire.
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
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