Operation Sindoor has exposed Pakistan before the entire world: HM
New Delhi, JUly 29 :
Continuing the discussion on the second day of the debate on Operation Sindoor in Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today informed the Lok Sabha that all three terrorists involved in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack were killed yesterday in a joint security operation.
Referring to the multi-agency operation carried out by Indian security forces, Shah said, “Modi ji, through Operation Sindoor, ensured that the masterminds of the Pahalgam attack were eliminated. And yesterday, in Operation Mahadev, the terrorists directly involved in the attack were also eliminated.”
Aggressively rebutting the charges made by the Opposition leader, Shah laid out the details of the Operation Mahadev which was jointly conducted by the Indian Army, CRPF, and Jammu & Kashmir Police.
The operation led to the elimination of Suleman alias Faisal Jatt, Hamza Afghani, and Jibran—all affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and who were directly responsible for the attack in Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam, which killed 26 civilians, including one Nepali citizen.
“Suleman was an A-category commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), involved in multiple terror attacks including those in Pahalgam, Hamle, and Gagan Top. Our intelligence agencies have solid evidence of his involvement,” Shah stated. He added that Hamza Afghani and Jibran were also high-ranking and wanted LeT operatives.
Launching a scathing attack on senior Congress leader and former Home Minister P Chidambaram for questioning the origin of the slain terrorists, Shah said, “Yesterday, Chidambaram ji asked what proof we have that these terrorists came from Pakistan. What is he trying to prove? Whom is he trying to protect?”
He accused the Congress party of undermining India’s security efforts and attempting to cast doubts about successful counter-terror operations. “It is extremely unfortunate that a former Home Minister is questioning such
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evidence. By doing so, the Congress leader is effectively giving a clean chit to Pakistan,” Shah added.
Responding to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s claim that no one from the government visited Pahalgam following the attack, Shah said “After the April 22 terror attack, I left for Srinagar the same day to oversee the security situation and ensure that the terrorists could not escape. Modi ji held Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meetings on April 23 and April 30.”
He further hit out at the Congress party for its historical handling of India’s strategic interests, calling the Indus Waters Treaty a “major blunder,” and highlighting that Prime Minister Modi had since taken decisive steps by suspending the treaty.
The Home Minister strongly defended India’s Foreign Minister statement in the Lok Sabha yesterday and expressed serious concern over the lack of trust in country’s constitutional authority and questioned the Opposition’s stance on foreign affairs.
“I have an objection to one particular point — that a person who has taken the oath as the Foreign Minister of India is making a statement here, and yet there is no trust in him. Instead, there seems to be trust in someone from another country,” Shah said.
He further added, “I can understand the importance of a foreigner in their party, but that doesn’t mean they can bring their party’s agenda and impose it on this House. If you can’t trust India’s Foreign Minister — someone who has taken the oath and is speaking here — then that is truly unfortunate. He is accountable to this House and to the nation. That is why, Speaker Sir, the Congress is sitting in the Opposition and will remain there for the next 20 years.”
Shri Shah informed that Operation Mahadev began on 22 May 2025. A security meeting was held on the very night of the Pahalgam terror attack. The Pahalgam terror attack took place at 1 PM, and I had landed in Srinagar by 5:30 PM.On 23 April, a security meeting was held, and in this meeting with all security forces, it was decided that the accused of the Pahalgam terror attack should not be allowed to flee to Pakistan, and we ensured this. On 22 May, the Intelligence Bureau received information about the presence of terrorists in Dachigam. From May to 22 July, efforts were made to confirm this information. Army, CRPF, and IB officers kept moving around to catch the terrorists’ signals. On 22 July, when the IB confirmed the presence of the terrorists there, the terrorists were surrounded under the leadership of 4 Para soldiers. All in all, in the operation that took place yesterday, all three terrorists who killed innocent civilians were eliminated. Suleman alias Faizal Jatt, along with terrorists named Afghan and Jibran, were the ones who carried out the Pahalgam terror attack. Those who had helped these terrorists were also made to identify them by the NIA, and it was confirmed that these were the terrorists who had attacked in Pahalgam. The cartridges recovered from the incident site were sent for SFL testing. The cartridges recovered in yesterday’s operation were also tested, and the rifles were sent to Chandigarh for examination. All these investigations confirmed that these three were the same terrorists. Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji not only eliminated the terrorists but also took down the masterminds who sent them. Such a lesson has been taught that no one will dare to repeat such an act in the future.
Union Home Minister stated that he had expected that when the opposition would hear the news of the terrorists being killed, there would be a wave of happiness among them, but instead their faces turned grim. Even the killing of terrorists is not bringing them joy. The opposition is troubled even by the fact that terrorists have been eliminated—what kind of politics is this? I have the ballistic report in my hand. Security experts themselves informed me via video call at 6:46 PM on the evening of 28th July that the terrorists killed in the operation were the same ones responsible for the Pahalgam attack. At that moment, the girl who had been married just six days earlier and had become a widow was standing in front of me—I still cannot forget that scene. This is a huge success of the Indian Army, Jammu & Kashmir Police, and CRPF, of which the 140 crore people of the country are proud.
Shri Shah stated that the investigation of the Pahalgam terror attack was handed over to the NIA, a globally recognised agency with a conviction rate of over 95 percent, on the very same day that TRF claimed responsibility. During the investigation, statements were recorded from 1,055 individuals including the families of the deceased, tourists, mule operators, and workers at various shops—all of which were video recorded. Based on this, sketches were prepared. Several people were detained for more than 3,000 hours. On this basis, on 22ndJune 2025, Bashir and Parvez were identified as those who had given shelter to the terrorists. Both were arrested. They revealed that on the night of 21st April, three terrorists came from Baisaran to Parvez Dhok, about two kilometres away. These terrorists were carrying AK-47 rifles and M9 carbines. Two of them were dressed in black and one in a disguise. They left after taking some items. Based on this, sketches were prepared. Both arrested individuals and their mothers identified the three deceased terrorists. Two AK-47 rifles and one M9 carbine were used in the Pahalgam attack.
Hon’ble Union Home Minister said that he felt saddened when the former Home Minister of the country, Chidambaram, questioned the evidence proving that the terrorists came from Pakistan. He raised this question right before the Parliament was to discuss the matter. What does Chidambaram want to convey, and why does he want to shield Pakistan?Let me inform you that two of the three terrorists were found with Pakistani voter ID cards. The chocolates recovered from Dhok were also manufactured in Pakistan. By raising such a question, Chidambaram, a former Home Minister, is essentially giving a clean chit to Pakistan. He is even questioning the Indian strike on Pakistan. While our MPs went across the world and all nations acknowledged that Pakistan was behind the attack, Chidambaram’s attempt to save Pakistan is now understood by every citizen of the country—this conspiracy will not go unpunished.
Shri Shah said that this is just the beginning. He wants to narrate the sequence of events related to the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. Thought that after the Union Defence Minister’s statement yesterday, the Congress party would deliver a speech in support, but that did not happen and the Opposition raised several questions. On April 22, a terror attack took place in Pahalgam, in which 25 Indian and one Nepali citizen were killed. At that very moment, I left for Srinagar. On the same night, a meeting with the security forces was held to ensure that the terrorists could not escape. On April 23, a CCS meeting was held, in which Congress’s blunder—the Indus Water Treaty—was decided to be suspended. The Integrated Check Post at Attari was suspended and Pakistani citizens were sent back. The advisors to the Pakistani High Commissioner were declared undesirable and many were sent back. Along with this, the CCS resolved that an appropriate response would be given to the terrorists and their handlers. Yesterday, Gaurav Gogoi said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji was on a foreign tour at the time of the attack, but when Rahul Gandhi went, there was no one there. On the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji attending a program in Bihar during such an attack, Shri Shah explained that in such times, the Hon’ble Prime Minister must respond in accordance with the sentiments of the people. The Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji gave a stern message to the terrorists during the public meeting in Bihar and spoke about breaking the backbone of the terror masterminds. Now, if someone sees an election speech in this address by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, then serious questions arise on their understanding. This is not an election speech but the resounding echo of 140 crore Indians fighting against terror.
