Operation Sindoor showed terror in India fully sponsored by Pakistan: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the gathering during the Border Security Force (BSF) Investiture Ceremony and Rustamji Memorial Lecture, successful New Delhi, connected May, 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

Union Home Minister Amit Shah connected Friday (May 23, 2025) said Operation Sindoor has exposed the information that coercion successful India is afloat Pakistan sponsored.

Delivering the Rustamji Memorial Lecture organised by the Border Security Force (BSF) connected the juncture of its 22nd investiture ceremony, helium besides said that the borderline guarding unit has proved its mettle during Operation Sindoor and did not let nefarious Pakistani activities.

"Operation Sindoor has exposed that coercion successful India is perfectly Pakistan sponsored," helium said.

The Union Home Minister said the Indian equipped forces archetypal deed the panic bases successful Pakistan but it was the Pakistan Army that responded by trying to onslaught India.

"We launched Operation Sindoor and destroyed 9 violent camps. It is important to enactment that we didn’t people the Pakistan Army installations, civilians oregon aerial base,” helium said.

“We targeted the terrorists, but Pakistan took it connected itself and proved that it was Pakistan sponsored terrorism,” Mr. Shah said.

“They dared to people our civilians but couldn’t win successful beforehand of our aerial defence system. In effect to which, we targeted their aerial basal and introduced our striking capableness to them,” the Home Minister said.

He said successful 2014, the BJP authorities was formed and an onslaught was made connected the soldiers successful Uri.

“We did a surgical strike. After that, the Pulwama onslaught happened. In reply to which, we did an aerial strike. Now, successful Pahalgam, guiltless tourists were killed aft asking astir their religion. Operation Sindoor was the reply to it. The satellite is appreciating america for this. I salute the Army,” helium said.

India carried retired precision strikes nether Operation Sindoor connected panic infrastructure aboriginal connected May 7 successful effect to the April 22 Pahalgam panic attack that killed 26 people.

Hailing the relation played by the BSF successful securing the country, Mr. Shah said the unit is simply a large illustration of however 1 tin flooded each difficulties connected the ground of patriotism and go the champion unit successful the world.

‘Bangladesh shouldn’t hide BSF’s relation successful its creation’

Referring to the BSF's relation successful guarding planetary borders, including with Bangladesh, Mr. Shah said the neighbouring state should not hide the large relation played by the BSF successful its creation.

He said connected behalf of the full nation, helium salutes much than 2,000 borderline guards who person made the ultimate sacrifice portion fearlessly walking the way of their work with the tone of ultimate sacrifice from 1965 to 2025.

K F Rustamji was the founding begetter and the archetypal manager wide of the BSF, which was raised successful 1965. It is present the world's largest borderline guarding unit with astir 2.75 lakh unit tasked to defender Indian borders with Pakistan connected the westbound and Bangladesh connected the east.

Published - May 23, 2025 01:38 p.m. IST