 "India has struck terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir spread across 9 sites. Reuters")
Regardless of party affiliations, politicians in India hailed Operation Sindoor as the Indian military targeted nine terror camps in Pakistan. The precision strikes were conducted in response to the devastating Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists in Kashmir on April 22.
Parties like Congress, BJD and leaders from the current government took a unanimous stance on the matter. Following the attack, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to the chiefs of the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy, sources told ANI. Soon after the strike, the MoD shared further details regarding the operation.
“Our actions have been focused, measured and non-exclamatory. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the election of targets and methods of execution,” the statement from the ministry read.
How are the politicians reacting to the attack?
Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi and his Congress party lauded the Indian army for Operation Sindoor. “Proud of our Armed Forces. Jai Hind!” Gandhi wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge also took to X and hailed the Indian armed forces for the successful operation.
Kharge wrote, “India has an unflinching National Policy against all forms of terrorism emanating from Pakistan and PoK.” He stated that the Congress Party stands with the Indian armed forces. Similar sentiments were also echoed by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh. “It must be India’s unwavering policy to completely eliminate all sources of terrorism in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), and this policy must always be guided by the supreme national interest,” Ramesh stated on X.
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Other opposition leaders
AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi also welcomed the overnight military action by the Indian military. “I welcome the surgical strikes carried out by our defence forces on terror camps in Pakistan. The Pakistani deep state must be taught a tough lesson so that another Pahalgam never happens again. Pakistan’s terror infrastructure must be destroyed. Jai Hind,” Owaisi wrote in an online post in Urdu and Hindi.
Former Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav wrote on X: “Hail India! There should be neither terror nor separatism! We are proud of our brave soldiers and the Indian Army.” His father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad said, “Jai Hind! Jai Hind ki Sena!”
While attending the event in the Russia House, Odisha Leader of Opposition and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik also expressed his support for the operation. “I have been informed that the Indian Armed Forces have been successful in the operation against terrorists. I congratulate them with all my heart,” Patnaik told the media present at the event.
BJP and allied leaders stand with the army and government
On Wednesday morning, the Minister of External Affairs of India, S Jaishankar, shared a one-line message to the world. “The world must show zero tolerance for terrorism,” he wrote on X. Maharashtra Deputy CM and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde posted on X, “Jai Hind. Operation Sindoor”. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath echoed, posting “Jai Hind” and “Jai Hind ki Sena”.
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami also shared a post in Sanskrit and Hindi. “Courage, brilliance and restraint are the soldiers of India. May victory be eternal in them, and may Mother India be victorious. Where there is the Army of India, there is courage, brilliance and discipline… Jai Bharat Mata Ki," he wrote in the post.
Overall, the politicians took a unified stance on the matter.