Wrong to claim India halted Operation Sindoor under pressure, Rajnath Singh tells Parliament
Opening a 16-hour debate in the Lok Sabha on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, Singh said that India decided to pause its action against the terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as it had achieved its political and military objectives.
The defence minister also said that nine terror camps were destroyed at the start of the operation of May 7, and that India has proof of damage caused inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Singh said that the operation on May 7 lasted 22 minutes and was 'non-escalatory' in nature.
He added that the armed forces had taken all precautions to avoid civilian casualties.
'Before executing Operation Sindoor, our forces studied every aspect and chose the option that would cause maximum damage to terrorists, while ensuring no harm to innocent civilians,' he said.
Singh said that while the Opposition had questioned the government's claims, they had not once asked how many Pakistani aircraft had been shot down. 'I believe these questions do not reflect national sentiments,' he said.
'Their question should be whether India destroyed terror bases, and whether Operation Sindoor has been a success,' the defence minister said. 'The answer is yes. They should ask whether any of our brave soldiers have been harmed in the operation. The answer is no.'
Tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad escalated on May 7 when the Indian military carried out strikes – codenamed Operation Sindoor – on what it claimed were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
The strikes were in response to the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which killed 26 persons on April 22.
The Pakistan Army retaliated to Indian strikes by repeatedly shelling Indian villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. At least 22 Indian civilians and eight defence personnel were killed in the shelling.
India and Pakistan on May 10 reached an 'understanding' to halt firing following the four-day conflict.
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