‘You’re Asking For Muhurat’: Amit Shah Slams Oppn For Objecting To Op Mahadev’s Name, Timing | Politics News
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‘Operation Mahadev’ eliminated three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, including one who was the alleged mastermind of the Pahalgam terror attack
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks during a debate in the Rajya Sabha at the monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi on July 30. (Image: Sansad TV/PTI)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday came down heavily on the opposition for objecting to the name and timing of ‘Operation Mahadev’, which eliminated three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists including one who was the alleged mastermind of the Pahalgam terror attack.
The military operation, in which high-value target Hashim Musa alias Suleman was killed, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Dachigam near Srinagar took place on July 28 (Monday). This was also the first scheduled day for the debate on ‘Operation Sindoor’ during the ongoing monsoon session in Parliament.
Shah accused the Congress of prioritising national security over vote bank and appeasement politics. He claimed that ‘Operation Sindoor’, combined with ‘Operation Mahadev’, was the “sternest response given to terrorism in the world”.
“…Yesterday, you (Congress) were asking why they (Pahalgam terrorists) were killed on this day? Why should they not have been killed yesterday? Because Rahul Gandhi was supposed to deliver his speech? It doesn’t work like this. The entire country is seeing that the Congress’s priority is not national security and ending terrorism but it is politics, their vote bank and appeasement politics…” Shah said during the debate on ‘Operation Sindoor’ in the Rajya Sabha.
Recounting the day of the Pahalgam terror attack, Shah referred to the wife of the naval officer who was killed merely after six days of marriage. “People wanted terrorists behind Pahalgam to be shot in head; incidentally, all three terrorists were hit in the head by the forces,” he said.
On the name of the military operation, he said ‘Har Har Mahadev’ is not only a religious mantra as even Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his army used it as well.
“It is a symbol of India’s strength and capability. They (opposition) see everything through a Hindu-Muslim angle. See the clarion calls used everywhere in the army. They come from the heart of those in the armed forces and are not given by the BJP,” he said.
Shah further taunted the opposition on why it wants to “save terrorists”. “But see what Mahadev (another name for Hindu deity Shiva) does. The day we were questioned (debate in the Lok Sabha), the terrorists were eliminated…some questioned why they were killed today, I wanted to kill them that very second. You are asking for the muhurat?” he asked.
He gave details on how the forces zeroed in on the three terrorists and said their identity clearly established Lashkar-e-Taiba’s hand in the Pahalgam attack.
“We did a forensic analysis to determine that rifles recovered from the terrorists were the same they used in Pahalgam. There’s no debate now about this, no doubt at all. 155 people were interviewed, their photos were made and processed and those who sheltered the terrorists, we also investigated them. We got a tip that terrorists were located in the area. Around July 22, we had the exact location and after that in a meeting with 4 Para, CRPF and J&K Police, all were killed,” he added.
Oindrila Mukherjee is a senior sub-editor who works for the rewrite and breaking news desks. Her nine years of experience in print and digital journalism range from editing and reporting to writing impactful st…Read More
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