New Delhi, Aug 27: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that Operations ‘Sindoor and Mahadev’ have conveyed a strong message to terror orchestrators attacks that India would take the “bull by its horns” and would deal with terrorists and their supporters with an iron fist.
Speaking at an event here organized to honour Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF personnel who participated in ‘Operation Mahadev,’ Shah, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said the country’s response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack was decisive and effective.
Pertinently, the ‘Operation Sindoor’ was launched in the first week of May to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which left 26 people, mostly tourists dead.
The Indian armed forces struck deep inside Pakistan and POK, and destroyed nine terrorist base camps.
Shah said this operation brought a sense of reassurance among the population. In July, Operation Mahadev was launched, which resulted in the elimination of three Pakistan terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack. Shah said the operation turned that reassurance into a wider sense of confidence.
He said forensic analysis conducted by the National Investigation Agency confirmed that the terrorists neutralised in Operation Mahadev were the same ones responsible for the April attack.
He added that the Pahalgam attack was aimed at destabilising the situation in Kashmir, especially at a time when the region was witnessing a rise in tourism activity.
Shah said such attacks were designed to derail efforts being made under what he referred to as the “Kashmir Mission.”
He noted that the armed forces, central paramilitary units, and the Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out these operations in close coordination.
Shah said the J&K Police have now become a leading component in counter-terror operations, working alongside the Army and other forces.
Referring to the political response to these operations, Shah said that leaders across party lines welcomed the actions and expressed support for the security personnel involved.
He said this broad support reflected a shared trust in the institutions tasked with maintaining national security.
Shah said that this trust in the country’s security framework was essential for India to continue pursuing its long-term goals across different sectors, both domestically and internationally.
The felicitation ceremony was attended by personnel from multiple agencies who took part in the July operation—(KNO)
