Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ddressing the air warriors at the Bhuj Air Force Station in Gujarat today.
Bhuj: Declaring that India’s “actions were just a trailer, we will show the full picture, if need be,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today claimed Pakistan has again started to rebuild its terror infrastructure destroyed by India. “Operation Sindoor is not yet over,” he reiterated and called upon the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reconsider its one-billion-dollar assistance to Islamabad and refrain from providing any support in future as well.
“Pakistan will spend the tax collected from its citizens to give around Rs 14 crore to Masood Azhar, the head of the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist organisation, even though he is a UN-designated terrorist. The Pakistan government has also announced financial assistance to rebuild the terror infrastructure of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed located in Muridke and Bahawalpur. Certainly, a large part of the IMF’s one billion dollars in assistance will be used to fund the terror infrastructure. Will this not be considered indirect funding by the IMF, an international organisation? Any financial assistance to Pakistan is no less than terror funding. The funds India gives to the IMF should not be used, directly or indirectly, to create terror infrastructure in Pakistan or any other country,” he said.
Singh was addressing the air warriors at the Bhuj Air Force Station in Gujarat today. He asserted that the current ceasefire means that India has kept Pakistan on “probation based on its behaviour. If the behaviour improves, it is fine; but if there is any disturbance, the harshest punishment will be given”, he said.
Singh commended the effective role played by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Operation Sindoor, which he said is being appreciated by the world. Lauding the air warriors for eliminating the terror camps in Pakistan and PoK in just 23 minutes, he said, “When missiles were dropped inside the enemy territory, the world heard the echoes of India’s valour and might”. He added that the IAF spearheaded this campaign against terrorism, and during the operation, it not only dominated the enemy but also decimated them.
“Attacking and eliminating terrorism is the new normal of New India,” he said. He highlighted that, earlier, India was heavily dependent on imports, but today it is indigenously manufacturing equipment such as artillery systems, radar systems, missile shields, drones and counter-drones. “We are becoming exporters from importers, and this is just the beginning,” he said.
Singh said that India’s fighter aircraft are capable of striking every corner of Pakistan without crossing the border. “The world has witnessed how the IAF destroyed terror camps and later Pakistan’s airbases. IAF gave proof that India’s war policy and technology have changed. They conveyed the message of New India that we are not just dependent on weapons and platforms imported from abroad, but Made in India equipment have become a part of our military power. The weapons manufactured in India are also impenetrable,” he said.
The Defence Minister added that Pakistan has itself accepted the power of the ‘BrahMos’ missile. This Made in India missile showed Pakistan the light of day in the darkness of night, he said, also lauding India’s air defence system, in which Akash and other radar systems made by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have played a “tremendous” role.
On his interaction with the Indian Army soldiers at Badami Bagh Cantt in Srinagar yesterday and with the air warriors and soldiers in Bhuj today, Singh stated that he is once again convinced that India’s borders are completely safe. “I’ve witnessed the highest level of enthusiasm and patriotism among the soldiers on both fronts. What our forces did during Operation Sindoor has filled the country with pride,” he said.
– global bihari bureau
