The minister said India had sent a message that it will not tolerate any attack on innocent civilians and every attack will be responded to with more precision and accuracy
Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Poonch. (PTI)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said India had “sent a message” that it will not tolerate any attack on innocent civilians as he visited Poonch to meet families affected by the recent Pakistani shelling and distributed appointment letters to the next of kin of civilians killed during the attacks.
Addressing the gathering, Shah called out Pakistan’s actions, saying: “Pakistan targeted the civilian areas in J&K, and Poonch suffered the most damage. For the first time, firing was done on Poonch post-Independence. The entire world is condemning the attack by Pakistan. The Indian Armed Forces gave a befitting reply by destroying nine Pakistani air bases, and as a result, they had to come forward for a ceasefire.”
The minister said on the night of May 7, the Indian armed forces conducted a decisive operation, destroying terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Calling it a “befitting reply” to terrorists on behalf of India’s citizens, resulting in the elimination of hundreds of terrorists, Shah said: “On the night of May 7, we destroyed the terrorist sites in Pakistan and PoK. This was a befitting reply given to terrorists on behalf of the crores of Indians…Hundreds of terrorists were killed in the operation. We launched an attack on terrorists, but Pakistan considered it an attack on itself. They showed the world that they are the ones who are sheltering terrorists.”
He added, “We have sent a message that India will not tolerate any attack on innocent civilians. Every attack will be responded to with more precision and accuracy.”
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Jammu and Kashmir, India, India
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