‘Blood of every Indian is boiling, justice will be done’
*Enemies of J&K, country don’t like peace
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Apr 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today declared that perpetrators and conspirators of Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir will be served with harshest punishment saying blood of every Indian is boiling after seeing pictures of the massacre.
In his monthly Mann Ki Baat Radio address, he said Tuesday’s attack shows desperation of the patrons of terrorism especially at a time when peace was returning to Kashmir, number of the tourists was increasing and democracy was getting stronger.
“I can feel that the blood of every Indian is on the boil after seeing pictures of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The attack shows desperation of patrons of terrorism and displays their cowardice,” Modi said.
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Reiterating stern warning to terrorists and their perpetrators, the Prime Minister said: “I once again assure the affected families that they will get justice, and justice will be done”.
Asserting that not only the people of India are angry over terror attack in Pahalgam, he said the whole world is angry and condolences are continuously pouring in from all over the world.
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“Global leaders have called me, written letters and sent messages. Everyone has strongly condemned this heinous terrorist attack. They have expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. The whole world stands with 140 crore Indians in our fight against the terrorism,” Modi said.
He said as he speaks to the people in Mann Ki Baat, there is a deep anguish in his heart and the terrorist incident that took place in Pahalgam on Tuesday has hurt every citizen of the country.
“Every Indian holds deep sympathies for the affected families. No matter which State one belongs to, no matter which language one speaks, one is feeling the pain of those who have lost their loved ones in this attack,” the Prime Minister said.
He noted that terror attack at Pahalgam took place at a time when peace was returning to Kashmir, there was vibrancy in schools and colleges, construction work had gained unprecedented pace, democracy was getting stronger, the number of tourists was increasing at a record rate, people’s income was increasing and new opportunities were being created for the youth.
He added that enemies of the country and the enemies of Jammu and Kashmir did not like this.
“The terrorists and the masterminds of terror want Kashmir to be destroyed again and hence they executed such a big conspiracy,” Modi said.
In this war against terrorism, he said, the unity of the country and solidarity of 140 crore Indians, is our biggest strength. And, this unity is the base of our decisive fight against terrorism, he added.
The Prime Minister said we have to strengthen our resolve to face the challenge that has surfaced before the country.
“We have to demonstrate strong willpower as a nation. Today the world is watching, after this terrorist attack, the whole country is speaking in one voice,” Modi said.
Terrorist had gunned down 26 civilians, 25 of them tourists and a local, in Pahalgam on April 22, sparking nation-wide outrage and demand for a befitting response from the Government, especially against Pakistan which has a history of training and arming terrorists and sending them across the border.
PTI adds: Noting that India has become a global space power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country is leading the most cost-effective but successful space programme in the entire world and is going to scale new heights in the future.
Many youth are attaining new milestones in the field of space startups, Modi said, adding 10 years ago, there was only one company, but today there are more than 325 space startups working in the country.
“Two days ago we lost the country’s great scientist Dr. K. Kasturirangan. Whenever I met Kasturirangan, we discussed topics like the talent of Indian youth, modern education, Space-Science. His contribution in lending newer heights to science, education and India’s space programme shall always be remembered. ISRO attained a new identity under his leadership,” he said.
Modi pointed out that India has become a global space power, pointing “We have created a record by launching 104 satellites simultaneously. We have become the first country to reach the South Pole of the Moon. India has launched the Mars Orbiter Mission and we have reached pretty close to the Sun through the Aditya – L1 Mission,” he said.
Recalling the ‘Champaran Satyagraha’, Modi said it was the first big experiment by Bapu in India.
“The entire British rule was shaken by Bapu’s Satyagraha. The British had to suspend the law that forced farmers to cultivate indigo. This was a victory that infused new confidence in the freedom struggle. All of you must be aware that another son of Bihar also contributed a lot to this Satyagraha, who became the first President of the country after Independence. The great personality was Dr. Rajendra Prasad. He also wrote a book on the ‘Champaran Satyagraha’,” Modi said.
Many more indelible chapters of the freedom struggle are associated with April itself, he said.
“Gandhiji’s ‘Dandi March’ culminated on the 6th of April itself. This march which commenced on the 12th of March and continued for 24 days had shaken the British. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in April itself. The marks of this blood stained history are still present on the soil of Punjab,” Modi said.
He said that in a few days, on May 10, the anniversary of the first freedom struggle would also be there.
The spark that arose in that first battle for freedom, later became a torch for millions of freedom fighters, Modi said.
“On April 26, we observed the death anniversary of the great hero of the 1857 revolution, Babu Veer Kunwar Singh. The entire country derives inspiration from this great freedom fighter of Bihar. We have to keep alive the immortal inspirations of lakhs of such freedom fighters,” he said.
The energy received from them provides renewed strength to our resolve of ‘Amrit Kaal’, Modi added.
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