New Delhi: Union Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Opposition during his address in the Lok Sabha. Shah said that he thought the Opposition leaders would be happy after hearing the news of the three terrorists involved in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack being killed during Operation Mahadev, it they did not seem to be happy.
Shah added that after hearing the news of the killing of the three terrorists, it appeared that the faces of Opposition leaders were smeared with ink.
"Operation Sindoor killed those who sent the terrorists, and Operation Mahadev killed those who carried out the attack... I thought that after hearing this news, there would be a wave of happiness in the ruling and the Opposition parties, 'Magar Syaahi padd gayi inke chehre pe' (Their faces are smeared with ink)... What kind of politics is this?" the Union Home Minister stated.
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Shah also took a dig at Congress Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram for seeking proof of the terrorists coming from Pakistan. Shah said, "Whom does he want to save? What will he gain by defending Pakistan?... We have the proof that these three were Pakistanis. We have voter ID numbers of the two of them... The chocolates recovered from them are made in Pakistan... The former Home Minister of this country is giving a clean chit to Pakistan."
"If they were not Pakistanis, then Chidambaram is also raising the question as to why Pakistan was attacked... 130 crore people are watching their conspiracy to save Pakistan," he added.
Earlier in the day, Shah told the Lok Sabha that all three terrorists, who carried out the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, were killed in the Indian Army's Operation Mahadev. The slain terrorists have been identified as Suleiman (Faisal or Hashim Musa), Afghan and Jibran.
"In a joint Operation Mahadev, the Indian Army, CRPF, and J&K Police have neutralised three terrorists who were involved in the Pahalgam terror attack," Shah said.
"In the Operation Mahadev, Suleman alias Faizal..., Afghan and Jibran, these three terrorists were killed in a joint operation of the Indian Army, CRPF and J&K Police. Suleman was an A-category commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Afghan was an A-category Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist. And Jibran was also an A-grade terrorist... All three terrorists who killed our citizens in the Baisaran valley have been eliminated," he stated.
The debate on Operation Sindoor was initiated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
