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special discussion on ‘Operation Sindoor’ in Rajya Sabha
Participating in the Special discussion on Operation Sindoor in Rajya Sabha on 30 July 2025, BJP National President and Union Minister Shri JP Nadda said, “When this House began on 21st July, 2025, I had told the Leader of Opposition at that time that the Government was ready to discuss Operation Sindoor. We are ready to discuss the Pahalgam attack and are prepared to go into every detail of it. The Pahalgam incident is extremely heart-wrenching, sorrowful, and one that shakes humanity to its core. We know that 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen lost their lives in this incident. The incident was so harsh that it is unbearable for anyone, and even imagining it is very difficult. Prime Minister presented extensive details about this discussion in the Lok Sabha, which the entire country heard and understood
BJP National President Shri JP Nadda said what is certain is the role our brave forces played, the role our police played, the role our Army played in this entire incident – the country bows down to them with respect and stands with honor towards them. But through this House, I want to tell the country that political leadership is very important because political leadership gives orders to the forces. Therefore, there is a difference between a responsible Government, a responsive Government, a sensitive Government, a proactive Government, and a Government which responds according to the need of the hour.
I won’t start from 1947 – I’m taking just one phase. That itself is enough.
• In the Shramjeevi Express in Jaunpur in 2005, Harkat-ul-Jihad carried out a bomb blast. Fourteen people were killed and 62 were injured. No action was taken.
• Delhi serial bomb blasts occurred on 29th October, 2005, in Sarojini Nagar, Paharganj, Govindpuri in Delhi. It was carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba. How many people were killed? 67 people died, and 200 were injured. This bomb blast happened just before Diwali.
• Varanasi bomb blast took place on 7th March, 2006, at Sankat Mochan Temple, Varanasi Cantonment, and Railway Station, attacked by Harkat-ul-Jihad. The death toll was 28, with 100 injured. No action was taken.
• Mumbai train bomb blast was carried out on 11th July, 2006. Indian Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba joined hands to execute this. How many killed? 209 people were killed, and 700 were injured. After this, a Joint Anti-Terrorism Mechanism was established to determine how a State Policy of Terrorism would be formulated. This mechanism met two months later, and the second meeting happened seven months later. No action was taken.
• In 2007, serial bomb blasts occurred in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, by Harkat-ul-Jihad. Eleven people were killed. In 2007 itself, serial bomb blasts happened simultaneously in Lucknow, Ayodhya, and Varanasi by Harkat-ul-Jihad and Indian Mujahideen. In the same way, on 1st October, 2007, after these 2007 incidents, you gave permission for goods carriers to travel from both sides on Wagah Border and Attari Border. This was given as a bonus. India and Pakistan signed air services agreements. 12 flights were extended to 28 flights. You only kept appeasing and never put pressure on Pakistan in the name of terror.
• On 31st December, 2008, there was an attack on the CRPF camp in Rampur. There, a terrorist named Shabuddin who was captured was a life convict. The Uttar Pradesh Government decided to release him and gave orders for his release. The Allahabad High Court refused, saying “You cannot do it.” We need to understand how far appeasement reached.
• Jaipur bomb blast on 13th May, 2008, at multiple locations in Jaipur, involved Indian Mujahideen. 71 people were killed and 185 injured. What happened after this? In 2008, India and Pakistan agreed on a set of Kashmir-specific Confidence-Building Measures. We were pursuing Confidence-Building Measures while Pakistan kept shooting us with bullets, and we kept serving them biryani.
• What did the Congress Government do? After this, they allowed triple-entry permits to cross the LoC. This happened after the Jaipur incident.
• Bengaluru serial bomb blasts occurred at multiple locations in Bengaluru. Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was involved. People were killed and 20 were injured.
• Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts happened on 26th July, 2008 at multiple locations in Ahmedabad, with Indian Mujahideen involved. 56 people were killed in these attacks. Look at the number of people killed in these attacks – sometimes 70, sometimes 56, sometimes 100, sometimes 209.
• Delhi serial bomb blast on 13th September, 2008, at Connaught Place, Gaffar Market, and other areas in Delhi, involved Indian Mujahideen. 30 people were killed while 133 injured. What did you do after this?
• Those who are asking us what happened to Pahalgam. It’s like the criminal himself became the judge and started questioning us.
• Lashkar-e-Taiba took responsibility for Mumbai terror attacks at Taj Mahal Hotel, Oberoi-Trident, Chabad House, and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal. 166 people were killed while 300 injured. What did our Government do? They sent a dossier!
•In 2009, dialogue of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization started in Russia. In the BRICS meeting held just some months after, there was no mention or reference to the 2008 terror attacks. Similarly, in 2009, a joint statement was issued in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. What a shameful statement in Sharm El-Sheikh! What did they do?
Because if we try to understand Pahalgam in just one piece, it won’t work. We need to understand in chronological order how incidents kept happening in the country and how political leadership kept responding. We need to understand and keep this in mind.
Number of terror incidents reduced by more than 80%
Now see the second phase – from 2014, Amavasya started to fall. In 2014, throughout the country – and except for Jammu and Kashmir, terrorist attacks have stopped. We need to understand this.
Now see, the number of terror incidents from 2004 to 2014 was 7,217. From 2015 to 2025, the number fell to 2,115 – a reduction of more than 80%. We are giving accounts, we are discussing.
Between 2004 and 2014, there were 1,770 civilian deaths. This number dropped to just 357 between 2015 and 2025, which is a reduction of 70%. Deaths of security personnel were 1,060 from 2004 to 2014. This decreased to 542 from 2015 to 2025 – a reduction of 49%. On the other hand, the number of terrorist deaths increased by 123% during this period.
Now we want to talk about surgical strikes. At our Brigade Headquarters in Uri on 18th September, 2016, Jaish-e-Mohammad commanders came, and they killed 19 soldiers. I want to put this on record. That’s why I’m saying the Army was there then and is there now. The same forces were there then and are there now. The political leadership was different. When Jaish-e-Mohammad took responsibility for terrorist attacks, the Balakot air strike happened.
The Pahalgam attack is before you. We all know that within 13 days, the answer was given – Operation Sindoor. We hit the terror infrastructure. It was measured, non-escalatory. We went 300 kilometers inside Pakistan’s airbases with precision and accuracy. No civilian was harmed, and no terrorist present there survived.
In 22 minutes, we took revenge for 22nd April. We need to understand this too. Never in history – I’m saying this on record – never has any Government responded to Pakistan the way the Prime Minister did after Operation Sindoor within 22 minutes.
This is the picture of changing India today. The world has also accepted the country’s courage. The world’s people have said this in very clear words. But still, some people here say “surrendered, surrendered” and speak such language.