Removing the possibilities of dialogue between India and Pakistan, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that there could be no interaction with the nation that does not have “quota of democracy”, and only “religious fanaticism and hatred” against India.
Addressing the lower house of Parliament on Operation Sindoor, the Defense Minister took a jib in Pakistan, saying that dialogue can be held only when the nation is “democratic and civilized”.
“… dialogue can be done with civilized and democratic countries. But a nation that does not have a quota of democracy, and only religious fanaticism and hatred against India, cannot have a dialogue with them … The language of terrorism is not fear, blood and hatred, the voice of dialogue.
Rajnath Singh criticized Pakistan for arranging the state funeral for terrorists.
“There should be no doubt about Pakistan’s intentions and policy … The Pakistani government arranges the state funeral for terrorists, and army officials participate in them …” he said.
Reiterating the central government’s policy on terrorism, Singh said that “New India” can go to any extent against terrorism under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The minister said, “Those who dream of giving a thousand cuts to India, they should now wake up … This is a new India which can go to any extent against terrorism under the leadership of PM Modi …” the minister said.
The Union Minister further stated that the Government of India made several attempts to establish peace between the two countries but it failed, and therefore, India adopted a different route to establish peace through “surgical and air strike”.
He said, “India again put forward its hand for peace when PM Modi met Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif in 2015. We really want to establish peace because our root nature is of Buddha and not war is air strike, and 2025 operations vermilion, we have adopted a separate path to establish peace … The stand of Narendra Modi government is clear – Dialogue and terror cannot go together …”
Discussion on Operation Sindoor for more than 16 hours, was scheduled to begin in the lower house first. However, the Lok Sabha was postponed three times till 2 pm amid Rukas, in which opposition MPs entered the well of the lower house. (AI)
