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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that US President Donald Trump did not tell India to stop Operation Sindoor, which was launched by the Indian Armed Forces in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
He said, "No leader in the world told India to stop its operation. On the night of 9th May, the Vice President of America tried to talk to me. He tried for an hour, but I was in a meeting with my army, so I could not pick up his call. Later, I called him back. The Vice President of America told me on the phone that Pakistan is going to launch a big attack." He added, "My answer was that if Pakistan has this intention, it will cost them a lot. If Pakistan attacks, we will respond by launching a big attack. This was my answer."
Regarding the ceasefire, PM Modi further said that "after suffering huge losses, Pakistan DGMO came pleading to India, saying 'don't hit us anymore, we can't suffer any longer'.
PM Modi also touched upon the issue of India's self-reliance and attacked Congress on the issue. He said, "On one hand, India is moving ahead at a fast pace towards self-reliance, but Congress is becoming dependent on Pakistan for issues. Unfortunately, Congress is importing issues from Pakistan."
He also made India's stance on terrorism clear and said, "Operation Sindoor makes it clear that India has decided on 3 points. If there is a terrorist attack on India, we will respond in our method, on our conditions and on our time. No nuclear blackmail would work now. We will not see terrorist-supporting governments and terror masterminds as two separate entities."
He did not stop attacking Congress and said, "It has been an old habit with Congress to have a negative approach to the armed forces; Congress has yet to embrace the Kargil win". PM Modi also praised India's air defence, "India's air defence systems are now being talked about across the world for the way they repulsed Pakistan attacks."
PM Modi further said that there are some people in India who supported the terrorists. He said, "Terrorists are crying, their masterminds are crying and seeing them cry, some people are crying here too. They tried to play a game during the surgical strike, but it didn't work. During the airstrike, they tried playing another game. That didn't work either. When Operation Sindoor took place, they adopted a new tactic - "Why did you stop?"...Waah re bayan bahaduron! You need one or the other excuse to oppose. So, not just me but the entire country is laughing at you."
