Dubai [UAE], May 23 : Emphasising India's global outreach against terrorism, BJD MP Sasmit Patra said that India shared the evidence showing the connection between Pakistan and the terrorists. Citing the recent Pahalgam terror attack, Patra detailed how Pakistan-backed groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba have formed proxies such as The Resistance Front (TRF).
Patra, who is a part of the Group 4 delegation, led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, highlighted how the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), despite Pakistan's attempts to obstruct, condemned the attack in its April 25 resolution.
While addressing a press conference on Friday, Patra said, "We shared the incriminating evidence that clearly shows the connection between Pakistan and the terrorists. Since Lashkar-e-Taiba has come under the radar of the UNSC, they formed a proxy with the name of The Resistance Front (TRF). TRF took responsibility for the Pahalgam attack. When countries like the UAE took a stand and condemned this attack and supported India, that is when the world changed its stand."
Stressing the significance of Operation Sindoor as a targeted response, Patra praised the UAE for standing firmly with India. He also said that India and the UAE share a common ethos and an attack on India means an attack on the UAE.
He added, "Pakistan tried to cover up the act. UNSC brought out a resolution on April 25 condemning this attack. Pakistan tried all that it could to avoid the name of TRF from being written on the draft of that resolution. Why so? When Operation Sindoor was launched, all we did was target nine terror camps and their headquarters, three out of which were already mentioned as terror sites by the UNSC monitoring committee. Is it hidden from the world that a wanted terrorist was seen at the funeral of the terrorists killed in our operation? Is it hidden that the coffins of those terrorists were wrapped in the national flag and that top military brass is in attendance? What was the need for Pakistan to come after our civilians and air bases? Pahalgam was the first attack. Operation Sindoor was a response to that. India and the UAE share a common ethos. An attack on India means an attack on UAE."
Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde, who is leading a high-level all-party Indian delegation to the UAE, delivered a strong message regarding India's firm stance against terrorism.
Shinde emphasised that while India has always initiated dialogue, including gestures like the Lahore Declaration and Prime Ministerial visits to Pakistan, the response has often come in the form of terrorist attacks.
While addressing a press conference, Shinde said, "India is the one nation that has initiated dialogues time and again. There are many examples where our Prime Ministers visited Pakistan... After the Lahore Declaration, happened the Kargil war. So every time we initiated a discussion, we initiated a dialogue, but the answer given to us was the terrorist attack. I think their only motive is to destabilise India, which is progressing economically, where everyone is going ahead. I think it is very much important to understand that in the geopolitical region, in the Indian subcontinent, India is only one nation that is stable, that is going ahead."