Operation Sindoor shows courage, valour of armed forces: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Operation Sindoor was carried out with minimal collateral damage, which was possible due to the professional training of the Indian armed forces

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today congratulated the Indian armed forces for successfully carrying out the ‘Operation Sindoor’ on Wednesday. “I congratulate our armed forces for the courage and valour they displayed in carrying out actions,” Singh said at an event in Delhi.

 

The Indian armed forces destroyed nine terrorist hubs across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in a matter of 25 minutes. According to reports, around 100 terrorists were killed in these strikes. 

 

“It is a matter of pride for all of us the way our armed forces destroyed terror camps in Pakistan and PoK. Precision with which Operation Sindoor was executed was unimaginable. Large number of terrorists were killed [in these strikes],” Singh said. “Operation Sindoor was carried out with minimum collateral damage; it was possible because of our professionally trained armed forces,” he added. 

 

Notably, in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces early Wednesday carried out the missile strikes on the terror targets, including Bahawalpur, a stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror group.

 

On Wednesday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said India decided to carry out the “proportionate” strikes to bring the perpetrators and planners of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack to justice as there was “no demonstrable step” from Pakistan to act against terrorist infrastructure on territories under its control.

 

[With inputs from PTI]