New Delhi: Emphasising that terrorism is nearing its ‘decline’ in India, Union Residence Minister Amit Shah mentioned in his Rajya Sabha tackle Wednesday that Hindus “can by no means be terrorists”. Coming down closely on the Congress throughout the dialogue on the Pahalgam bloodbath and Operation Sindoor, Shah mentioned the Congress gave away a portion of Kashmir to Pakistan, however the Narendra Modi-led authorities will get it again.

“Congress get together’s lenient insurance policies and strategy of appeasement allowed terrorism to develop and thrive within the nation. Thankfully, we now have management that responds with decisive actions, deploying a BrahMos missile, quite than counting on mere dossiers,” he mentioned. 

Criticising former Union minister and senior Congress chief P. Chidambaram for his evaluation that there was no strong proof linking Pakistan to the terrorists who attacked vacationers at Baisaran Valley on 22 April, Shah mentioned, “Chidambaram saheb yesterday mentioned it can’t be mentioned that Operation Sindoor was decisive. Chidambaram saheb just isn’t right here however I wish to reply to him. I wish to ask him whether or not the 1965 and 1971 wars have been decisive. In the event that they have been decisive, then why did terrorism proceed to unfold?”

Shah additionally accused earlier governments of not appearing in opposition to terrorists. 

“For all these years, no motion was taken to intimidate them (terrorists), so why would they’ve been afraid … we simply saved sending dossiers. Narendra Modi gave a befitting reply to them (Pakistan) with air strike and surgical strike … and Operation Sindoor. Khauf paida ho gaya (sense of worry prevailed among the many terrorists).”

“Our businesses have discovered the proof. However throughout his (Chidambaram’s) tenure as dwelling minister, Afzal Guru was not hanged … After the Mumbai terror assault, Digvijaya Singh mentioned RSS had performed it. Who’re they making an attempt to save lots of … what are they making an attempt to save lots of,” Shah requested. 

Lauding PM Modi for what he termed decisive motion, Shah mentioned within the Rajya Sabha whereas accusing earlier Congress governments of indulging in appeasement politics, “Aur Hindu terror ka shagoofa kisne chora? Right now I proudly declare to the world and the individuals of the nation {that a} Hindu can by no means be a terrorist. Hindus can by no means be terrorists.”

“What do you wish to say? You made pretend instances, none of them stood in courtroom. What did you do, you accused deshbhakt sangathans … simply to your petty politics, nonetheless you misplaced…,” he mentioned. However quickly after Shah started his speech, the Opposition staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha, protesting the Prime Minister’s absence throughout the dialogue on Operation Sindoor.

Rajya Sabha Chief of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge raised his objection, following which Opposition MPs staged a walkout. “After 16 hours of dialogue, we anticipated the PM to attend Home proceedings. No matter questions have been raised relate to the PM, not that you simply (Amit Shah) should not succesful to reply. Additionally, the PM not being here’s a disrespect to this Home,” Kharge mentioned.

Shah responded by saying it was the federal government’s discretion to select its line-up of audio system to current its case in Parliament.

Responding to Congress chief Prithviraj Chavan who criticised the federal government for code-naming a navy operation Mahadev ‘on the premise of faith,’ Shah mentioned it was additionally a battle slogan utilized by Shivaji. “He fought for freedom in opposition to the Mughals. This can be a image in opposition to each assault on India’s supremacy. India has given a becoming reply to them.”

The Union dwelling minister cited figures to recommend that terrorism was ‘nearing its decline’ in India. “Between 2004 and 2014, a complete of seven,217 terrorist incidents have been recorded. Nonetheless, from June 2015 to Could 2025, the variety of incidents considerably decreased to 2,150, reflecting a 70 % discount in terrorist actions,” he mentioned. 

Including, “Right now, I can confidently say that terrorism in Kashmir is on the verge of being eradicated. There was a time when Pakistan didn’t even have to ship terrorists, as our personal Kashmiri youth would choose up weapons. However I’m presenting knowledge from the final six months—no Kashmiri youth has been recruited into any terrorist organisation. All these being neutralised now are Pakistanis.”

(Edited by Amrtansh Arora)

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