Surat: BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday hit out at opposition parties, alleging they “raised doubts” on the courage of the armed forces and their demand for proof of the IAF air strike brought a “smile on Pakistan’s face”.
He said these parties should “keep quiet” if they were unable to appreciate what Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the country’s armed forces had achieved through the air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot. Praising the PM’s leadership, Shah claimed Modi went about his work routinely even as he thought up a plan to punish the perpetrators of the Pulwama attack on February 14 which killed 40 CRPF personnel.
He claimed Modi made the country understand what “zero tolerance” for terror meant by ordering the surgical strike and air strike. “Opposition leaders do not know what happened. Mamata di asks for proof. Rahul baba says it is being politicised. Akhilesh asks for a probe. Be ashamed that your statements have brought a smile on Pakistan’s face,” Shah said.
“Pakistan smiled only after the press conferences of the opposition leaders where they raised questions on the courage of the armed forces,” Shah claimed. “We can understand that you do not have the courage of Modi ji, but if you cannot support and praise what Modi ji and the armed forces did, then at least keep quiet,” he said.
