Appeasement let terrorism thrive: Amit Shah targets Congress
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Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, speaking on the discussion on Operation Sindoor in the Rajya Sabha, said that terrorism will never be able to break the spirit of India. Shah reiterated in the upper house that the current government is committed to end terrorism and it is on decline in Kashmir.While Shah started speaking, the opposition walked out demanding a reply from the PM.Shah took on the opposition including Congress and said that they didn't act against terrorism during their tenure."I know why these people (opposition) are running away, they are running away because for so many years, in the pursuit of their vote bank, they did nothing to stop terrorism... That's why these people cannot even listen to this debate," Shah said.On Tuesday, Congress leader Chidambaram in his speech had said that Operation Sindoor was not a decisive one."Were the 1965 and 1971 wars decisive? If yes, then why did terrorism continue to spread? Until the enemy is either afraid or reformed, there won't be a decisive end. For all these years, no action was taken to intimidate them, so why would they be afraid?" Shah responded.Shah raised questions on Chidambaram's own tenure as home minister."During Chidambaram ji's tenure, Afzal Guru was not hanged until he was no longer the Home Minister. After the Mumbai attack, Digvijaya Singh said that this attack was carried out by the RSS... By saying this, who are these people trying to protect? I proudly say today in front of the world, in front of the people of the country, that a Hindu can never be a terrorist," Shah asserted.Shah briefed the upper house about Operation Mahadev in which the armed forces successfully killed three terrorists who were responsible for Pahalgam terror attacks.Shah said that the Modi government inherited terrorism, left wing extremism and insurgency in the North East. He reiterated that in the leadership of PM Modi all the three problems are on decline and he promised that before March 2026, naxalism will be finished from the country.He blamed Congress for the rise of terrorism in the country."The Congress party's lenient policies and approach of appeasement allowed terrorism to grow and thrive in the country. Fortunately, we now have leadership that responds with decisive actions, deploying a BrahMos missile, rather than relying on mere dossiers," he said.Earlier, the leader of the Rajya Sabha JP Nadda in his speech highlighted the government's unwavering commitment to eliminate terrorism from the country."A surgical strike within three days of the 2016 Uri attack, an airstrike in Balakot just 11 days after the 2019 Pulwama attack, and Operation Sindoor within 13 days in 2025- this is the new normal of new India," Nadda said.
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