NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday recalled his last rally in Bihar when he vowed to take revenge on Pakistan after the April 22 Pahalgam attack and said that he is back after fulfilling his promise. While addressing a rally in Bihar, PM Modi said, “There is ‘Ram’ in ‘Sasaram’. The people of Sasaram know the custom of Ram- ‘Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye’. It means that promises get fulfilled. Ram’s custom has become Bihar’s policy. After the dreadful terrorist attack in Pahalgam, I had promised the country on the land of Bihar that the hideouts of the masters of terrorism would be razed to the ground, that they would get a punishment bigger than they could ever imagine. Today, when I have come to Bihar, I have come here after fulfilling my promise.”In the early hours of May 7, India launched peration Sindoor, targeting nine terror launchpads in Pakistan and PoK, after the Pahalgam attack which claimed the lives of 26 people.The Indian Air Force also destroyed 11 Pakistani airbases in response to Pakistan’s failed attempts to strike Indian military positions on May 8, 9, and 10.Here are the top quotes:
- Pakistan and the world have seen the power of India’s daughters’ Sindoor… The world has seen the unprecedented valour and courage of the BSF during
Operation Sindoor … While performing the sacred duty of serving the motherland, BSF Sub Inspector Imtiaz laid down his life at the border on 10 May. I pay my respectful tribute to this son of Bihar… The enemy has seen the power of Operation Sindoor. They should understand that this is just one arrow in our quiver. India’s fight against terrorism has neither stopped nor halted. If the hood of terror rises again, India will crush it by pulling it out of its hole. - The people of Bihar are witnesses to how we have eliminated those who spread violence and unrest in the past years. How Naxalism was dominant in the Sasaram and nearby districts a few years ago… These people had no faith in Babasaheb Ambedkar. Even in those circumstances, Nitish Kumar tried his best for development here… Before 2014, more than 75 districts were Naxal-affected. Now, only 18 districts are left Naxal-affected. The day is not far when Maoist violence will be completely eradicated.
- When the Jungle Raj government was dismissed under Nitish Kumar’s leadership here, Bihar also started moving ahead on the path of progress. Broken highways, bad railways, limited flight connectivity, that era has now become history… A web of four-lane highways is being constructed in Bihar… Bridges are being constructed on all major rivers..
- The condition of railways in Bihar is also changing rapidly… These development works could have been done earlier as well. But those who were responsible for modernising railways in Bihar looted the lands of the poor. These were their methods of social change: looting the poor and taking advantage of their helplessness…. It is necessary for the people of Bihar to remain cautious of the lies and deceit of Jungle Raj in future as well.
