Srinagar, Apr 27: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi dealt a decisive blow to terrorism by taking bold steps like abrogation of Article 370, surgical strikes and Operation Sindoor.
Addressing an election rally in West Bengal, Shah, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, “PM Modi crushed terrorism which no previous leader or regime could. Operation Sindoor after the Pahalgam terror attack sent a clear message to the adversary that terrorism won’t be tolerated. The government had acted firmly against terrorism and crushed it with an iron fist.”
He also attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her government of being soft on terrorism. “The PM Modi led regime has taken decisive action against terror, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
Shah cited the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, stating that the move had strengthened the country’s fight against terrorism and integrated Jammu and Kashmir more closely with the Union.
The Union Home Minister said the Centre’s approach marked a shift from previous governments, asserting that strong measures had been taken to counter terror threats.
“Modi Ji ended Article 370, which was protected by the Congress and its ally TMC. Modi Ji dealt a decisive blow to terrorism through a surgical strike, airstrike, and Operation Sindoor. But the TMC and the Congress fed biryani to terrorists when they were in power,” Shah said.
He also hit out at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over remarks against PM Modi.
“PM Modi who ended terrorism, Congress’s president calls him a terrorist. Due to his proximity to Rahul Gandhi, the public conduct of Kharge Ji has deteriorated. Form a BJP government in West Bengal, and we will end terrorism here too,” he said.
“Kharge Ji, the more you abuse Modi Ji, the more the lotus will bloom,” Shah added.
The Home Minister said there is a strong wave in favour of the BJP and once voted to power, it would “push back all infiltrators”—(KNO)
