India라이브 바카라 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, marking the first visit to the region since the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed at least 26 civilians.
The purpose of the visit is to review the overall security and the combat readiness of the armed forces in the union territory
India라이브 바카라 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, marking the first visit to the region since the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed at least 26 civilians.
The purpose of the visit was to review the overall security and the combat readiness of the armed forces in the union territory, PTI reported.
He was accompanied by J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, and met with army personnel. He also paid tribute to the soldiers killed in the escalation after Pahalgam attack.
During his address at Badami Bagh Cantonment, he said that India is not threatened by Pakistan's nuclear blackmail.
"Pakistan's nuclear weapons should be taken under monitoring of International Atomic Energy Agency."
"I want to raise question before whole world: are nuclear weapons safe in hands of Pakistan, a rogue and irresponsible nation," ANI reported.
He said that the entire nation is proud of what took place during Operation Sindoor. "Besides being the Defence Minister, I am here to express gratitude to you as an Indian citizen," Singh said, as per ANI.
In his first visit in the Union Terrirtory since the Pahalgam attack, he said that "Terrorists killed innocent people in Pahalgam by asking their 'dharma' ," and for that "we killed terrorists by looking at their 'karma'."
He added that he salutes the people of Jammu and Kashmir for the the expression of anger against Pakistan and terrorists after Pahalgam attack. "I am here to feel that energy which destroyed the enemies. The manner in which you destroyed Pakistani chowkis and bunkers across the border, I think the enemy will never be able to forget it," he added, ANI reported.
Singh inspected Pakistani shells dropped in Jammu and Kashmir, and the debris displayed at the Badami Bagh Cantonment, ANI reported.
Today, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and locals of Pahalgam held a Tiranga yatra in the area, to express solidarity with the Indian armed forces.
India launched Operation Sindoor as a retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack - targeting nine “terrorist infrastructures” in Pakistan - on May 7. After the operation, tensions rapidly escalated between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, bringing the subcontinent to the brink of war.
De-escalation has been underway since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that was announced on Saturday.