Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 14 : Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Noida Assembly constituency Pankaj Singh on Wednesday hailed the Operation Sindoor, calling it "fantastic" and said that Pakistan will remember it "as long as it exists."
Speaking with ANI, during the Bharat Shaurya Tiranga Yatra in Lucknow, Pankaj Singh said, "This (Operation) was fantastic, it will always be remembered. A terrorist nation like Pakistan will remember it for as long as it exists. Within 25-30 minutes, Pakistan was exposed before the entire world. It was shown that nobody can cast an evil eye on India and the Indian armed forces. Indian armed forces and Government of India are ready to give a fitting reply to terrorists, terrorist nations and terrorist organisations."
Pankaj Singh also informed that many people have attended the Tiranga Yatra to express their gratitude towards the PM of the country and jawans of our armed forces."
"CM (Yogi Adiryanath) is here. Common citizens, people under different banners, ex-servicemen and everyone else have come here of their own volition to express their gratitude towards the PM of the country and jawans of our armed forces," he said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today flagged off 'Bharat Shaurya Tiranga Yatra' in Lucknow to laud the Indian armed forces for their valour in Operation Sindoor.
Addressing the public, Yogi Adityanath lashed out at Pakistan for supporting terrorists and gave them a stern message.
"Our soldiers have given a clear message that 'hum chhedenge nhi, par agar koi chhedega to ham chhodenge nhi' (We won't trouble anyone but if someone troubles us, we will not spare them)" CM Yogi Adityanath said.
CM Yogi also expressed gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Operation Sindoor following the "barbaric" Pahalgam terror attack and said that the whole world has now acknowledged the valour of Indian soldiers.
"We thank the Prime Minister for Operation Sindoor. The whole country and the world had condemned the barbaric act of a Pakistan-supported terrorist in Pahalgam on April 22. The nurturers of terrorism, Pakistan, remained silent in this whole incident. India launched Operation Sindoor after Pakistan did not learn from its action, and on the first day more than 100 terrorists were killed. The whole world saw the way these terrorists were punished for their dastardly acts and has acknowledged the valour of Indian soldiers," CM Yogi said.
The 'Tiranga Yatra' was launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to honour the valour of the Indian soldiers and inform citizens about the success of Operation Sindoor. The campaign will continue till May 23.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 as a decisive military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed. Indian Armed Forces targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the death of over 100 terrorists affiliated with terror outfits like the Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen.
After the attack, Pakistan retaliated with cross-border shelling across the Line of Control and Jammu and Kashmir as well as attempted drone attacks along the border regions, following which India launched a coordinated attack and damaged radar infrastructure, communication centres and airfields across 11 airbases in Pakistan.
After this, on May 10, an understanding of the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan was announced.