Addressing a rally in Dahod in Gujarat, the PM praised Operation Sindoor, calling it not just a military action but an "expression of India’s ethos and feelings". The operation was launched after 26 people were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir on April 22
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting, in Dahod, Gujarat, on Monday. PIC/PTI
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Monday said Pakistan’s only aim is to hate India and find ways to harm it, while our nation has set goals to remove poverty and promote economic development.
Addressing a rally in Dahod, Gujarat, the PM praised Operation Sindoor, stating that it is not just a military action but an "expression of India’s ethos and feelings."
The Pahalgam attack, in which 26 people were killed by terrorists in Kashmir on April 22, led to India launching Operation Sindoor in the early hours of May 7, causing massive damage to terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
"How can India and Modi sit quietly after such a terrorist attack? Anyone who dares to erase the sindoor from the foreheads of our sisters (sindoor is a sign of marriage, and its wiping off signifies widowhood) will surely be eliminated," he told the cheering crowd.
Further addressing the crowd, PM Modi said, "Terrorists may not have imagined in their wildest dreams how difficult it would be to fight against Modi."
According to PTI, he added that the action was part of the responsibility given to him by the citizens when they made him 'pradhan sevak' on May 26, 2014.
PM Modi gave free rein to the three wings of the armed forces, and their warriors did what the world had not seen in several decades, he asserted.
Criticising Pakistan, PM Modi said, "The country that came into existence after Partition lives on hatred for India. It only wants to harm Bharat. However, India’s goals are to remove poverty, bring about economic development, and become a developed nation."
"Our government’s policy is to bring development to areas that have remained backward," he added.
He also urged people to buy and use products made in India during festivals such as Holi, Diwali, and Ganesh Puja, reported PTI.
"Don’t you think we should stop using imported products? During our festivals, we use imported items like firecrackers and Ganesha idols (which is not good). To ensure our country’s progress, everyone should resolve to purchase only Made in India products," Modi said.
"Everything we need for our country’s progress must be made right here in India," he told the gathering.
PM Modi launched development projects worth Rs 24,000 crore, including a locomotive manufacturing plant, in Dahod, Gujarat.
He also inaugurated the country’s first 9,000 horsepower locomotive engine as well as a rolling stock workshop built at a cost of Rs 21,405 crore, reported PTI.
He flagged off the Ahmedabad-Veraval Vande Bharat service and Valsad-Dahod Express and told the gathering that state-of-the-art Vande Bharat trains were now operational on 70 routes across the country.
"There was a time when India had to import locomotives and coaches. Today, we manufacture them in India and export them to other countries," the PM said.
The Vande Bharat service launched between Sabarmati station in Ahmedabad and Veraval station will be a boon for devotees visiting the renowned Somnath Temple in Gir Somnath district.
He also announced that 100 percent electrification of railway lines has been achieved in Gujarat.
(With inputs from PTI)
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