Patna, Jul 2 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asserted that the Narendra Modi government will not hesitate to eliminate terrorists, wherever they are, and that no distinction will be made between masterminds and the regimes which sponsor them.
The Minister’s stern message to Pakistan, without mentioning the neighbouring country by name, came in his address to the party’s state executive meeting in Bihar, where assembly elections are due this year.
Singh said that under Modi, the country’s policy on security has turned a new leaf with steps like surgical strikes and Balakot airstrikes.
Referring to the military operation that followed the Pahalgam terror attack, he said, “Operation Sindoor marked the first time when we struck at terror hideouts 100 km beyond our borders. Of course, we hit only those who had hit us, a reason why no civilians nor any military installations were targeted”.
“Under Modi, our policy has been not to hesitate in eliminating terrorists wherever they are. And we shall do so without making a distinction between masterminds of terror attacks and regimes which sponsor them,” said the defence minister.
He added that the country’s defence exports have seen a sharp rise, thanks to Modi’s thrust on “swadeshikaran” (production at home) and “Aatma Nirbhar Bharat”.
“The Modi government works with a long-term road-map, in marked contrast with Congress-led governments of the past, which lacked direction and were driven by vote bank concerns,” said the Union Minister.
