Srinagar, Nov 08 (KNO): Asserting that Kashmir continues to remain peaceful under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that during Congress rule, terrorists used to “freely enter and leave” the Valley after carrying out attacks.
Addressing a public rally in Katihar, Bihar, Shah, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, “During the governments of Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, and Lalu Prasad Yadav, terrorists used to freely enter and leave Kashmir after carrying out attacks.”
“The government led by PM Modi responded differently and India’s military operations against cross-border terrorism bear testimony to it. Military operations against cross border terrorism shattered terrorists and their sponsors,” he added.
“When they attacked Uri, we carried out a surgical strike. When they attacked Pulwama, we responded with an air strike. And when they killed our people in Pahalgam, we conducted Operation Sindoor and eliminated terrorists by entering Pakistan,” Shah said, adding that under the government led by PM Modi, Kashmir has remained peaceful, unlike during previous governments when terrorist attacks went unanswered.
The Home Minister said that Prime Minister Modi had approved the establishment of a defence corridor in Bihar, which would strengthen India’s defence manufacturing sector and create local employment. “Modi ji has ensured that a defence corridor will be established in Bihar. If terrorists dare to act in the future, their bullets will be answered with shells, and those shells will be manufactured on our land and fired on Pakistan,” he said.
Shah said the government’s approach towards national security is based on deterrence and direct action against cross-border terrorism. He linked this to the country’s increasing defence capability and localised arms production.
He also accused opposition leaders of supporting infiltrators for political gains. “Lalu and Rahul see infiltrators as their vote bank and are afraid of them,” Shah said, adding that opposition parties were running campaigns such as the “ghuspaithiya bachao yatra” to protect infiltrators.
“We are not afraid of their vote bank. The BJP will identify every infiltrator and drive them out of India,” he said.
Shah said that the government’s focus remains on strengthening internal security, border protection, and the defence sector.
He said the establishment of the defence corridor in Bihar would be part of a larger effort to make India self-reliant in defence production—(KNO)