Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said a glimpse of the valour of the BrahMos missile was seen during Operation Sindoor and if that was not enough, one should ask Pakistanis about it.
He also said the time has come to deal a crushing blow to terrorism, and to achieve it, the entire country has to unite under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility here, Adityanath said, “What is the BrahMos missile? You have seen a glimpse of the valour of the BrahMos missile during Operation Sindoor. And if the glimpse was not visible, then ask Pakistanis about the strength of the missile.”
“What is the BrahMos missile? You have seen a glimpse of the valour of the BrahMos missile during Operation Sindoor. And if the glimpse was not visible, then ask Pakistanis about the strength of the missile,” he was quoted as saying by ANI.
Operation Sindoor, carried out on May 7, was India’s response to the April 22 terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, where 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali national lost their lives in an attack on a popular meadow.
The operation started with India hitting its intended targets—nine terror training camps located in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The precision strikes reportedly eliminated around 100 terrorists in just 26 minutes, according to a previous Hindustan Times report. Although the government has not released official figures, the number was shared by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a briefing with opposition leaders, according to sources who attended the meeting. The locations were chosen based on credible intelligence and the camps’ involvement in past terror operations.
After the strikes, tensions between India and Pakistan escalated, resulting in increased cross-border shelling. The Indian Armed Forces responded in kind, while security was tightened along the borders. Power blackouts were imposed in vulnerable areas during Pakistani attacks to ensure civilian safety.
On Sunday, the Indian Air Force (IAF) stated that it had “successfully carried out its designated missions during Operation Sindoor,” meeting key strategic goals. The IAF also confirmed that operations are “still ongoing.”
This update comes a day after India and Pakistan arrived at a ceasefire “understanding” to halt all military action across land, sea, and air with immediate effect.
