Terrorist mentality will be completely defeated: Shekhawat

Union Culture and Tourism Minister met the media in Jodhpur

Said, India's valiant army is giving a befitting reply to terrorists and their masters

Jodhpur, May 09: Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that the way India's valiant army is courageously giving a befitting reply to terrorists and their masters who nurture them after Pakistan's cowardly act, humanity will win and terrorist mentality will be defeated forever.

Talking to the media in Jodhpur, the Union Minister said, even after the Uri and Pulwama attacks, our forces had given a clear message to the whole world by carrying out surgical and air strikes under the guidance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi that the new, capable and strong India is now a home-bound India, and it will not tolerate any activity happening on its soil from any soil in the world.

Shekhawat said, terrorism was coming to an end in Jammu and Kashmir for a long time, but challenging this, the way the terrorists cowardly killed our 26 innocent tourists and civilians in Pahalgam, was not tolerable under any circumstances. He said, even after this cowardly act, arrogance was being shown.

He said, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's announcement that such terrorists who attack the country's identity and their masters who nurture and nourish them will get a bigger and harsher punishment than they could have imagined, the befitting reply being given by our valiant forces is the result of that.

Shekhawat said, while India is fighting to end terrorism, Pakistan is doing the cowardly act of targeting our military bases and civilian areas, to which the Indian Army has shown the courage to give a befitting and fitting reply and has told that this cowardly act of its will not be tolerated at all.

The Union Minister said, our valiant forces have completely destroyed all such terrorist bases in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and other places, which have been the masterminds of terrorist attacks in India for the last several years.

The entire country stands with the valiant forces

The Union Minister said, the country is safe because of our vigilant soldiers standing on the borders. He said, every person in the country has full faith and confidence in its soldiers and the people of the country stand with their valiant forces with full energy. He said, the terrorist mentality will be completely defeated in this fight.