Amit Shah On Balakot Air Strike

Hitting out at the opposition for raking up the Balakot air strike and Pulwama terror attack issues, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that "PM Narendra Modi ne ghar mein ghus kar maara hai (attacked Pakistan on its turf)".

On the second anniversary of Balakot air strikes, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday saluted the exceptional courage and diligence of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and said "the success of strikes has shown India's strong will to act against terrorism".

BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday launched a stinging attack on his Congress counterpart Rahul Gandhi whom he accused of having gone into mourning upon air strikes in Balakot along with those in Pakistan's ruling establishment, even though people in India congratulated the Air Force for the strike.

Coming down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP President Amit Shah on Friday said the Modi government will reply to Pakistan's bullets with bombs.

Accusing the government of politicising the Indian Air Force's strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Pakistan's Balakot, the NCP Thursday took a swipe at BJP president Amit Shah, saying he could count the number of terrorists killed in the action as he has special powers of a "nocturnal bird".

Replying to opposition's criticism as to how BJP President Amit Shah could know that 300-350 militants were killed in the Balakot air strike, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said it was an "estimate" and that the government may give an exact figure.

Balakot casualty figures: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today joined the debate over casualty figures of the air strike in Balakot. He said if Congress leaders were very keen on knowing the exact number of terrorists killed in the air strike, they should go to the neighbouring country and count it themselves.

At an event in Ahmedabad on Sunday, BJP president Amit Shah had said the Indian Air Force air strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot last Tuesday "killed more than 250 terrorists".

Union Minister VK Singh today slammed the Congress for demanding casualty figures in the Balakot air strike, saying that it was not a "game of marbles" where an exact score can be kept. News agency PTI quoted him as saying that the armed forces are not required to give proof of their actions, and askedwhether any such demand was madefor the wars fo...

Former Research and Analysis Wing chief AS Dulat has asserted that political parties should not try to gain mileage from the Indian Air Force strike on a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot because it concerns a matter of national security. His comment came a day after BJP chief Amit Shah credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with eliminating "more t...

The government is yet to give an official count of terrorists killed in India's air strike on a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot last week, but BJP president Amit Shah declared a number at an election rally on Sunday in Gujarat.

BJP president Amit Shah today 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".

Hitting out at the opposition for raking up the Balakot air strike and Pulwama terror attack issues, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that "PM Narendra Modi ne ghar mein ghus kar maara hai (attacked Pakistan on its turf)".

On the second anniversary of Balakot air strikes, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday saluted the exceptional courage and diligence of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and said "the success of strikes has shown India's strong will to act against terrorism".

BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday launched a stinging attack on his Congress counterpart Rahul Gandhi whom he accused of having gone into mourning upon air strikes in Balakot along with those in Pakistan's ruling establishment, even though people in India congratulated the Air Force for the strike.

Coming down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP President Amit Shah on Friday said the Modi government will reply to Pakistan's bullets with bombs.

Accusing the government of politicising the Indian Air Force's strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Pakistan's Balakot, the NCP Thursday took a swipe at BJP president Amit Shah, saying he could count the number of terrorists killed in the action as he has special powers of a "nocturnal bird".

Replying to opposition's criticism as to how BJP President Amit Shah could know that 300-350 militants were killed in the Balakot air strike, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said it was an "estimate" and that the government may give an exact figure.

Balakot casualty figures: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today joined the debate over casualty figures of the air strike in Balakot. He said if Congress leaders were very keen on knowing the exact number of terrorists killed in the air strike, they should go to the neighbouring country and count it themselves.

At an event in Ahmedabad on Sunday, BJP president Amit Shah had said the Indian Air Force air strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot last Tuesday "killed more than 250 terrorists".

Union Minister VK Singh today slammed the Congress for demanding casualty figures in the Balakot air strike, saying that it was not a "game of marbles" where an exact score can be kept. News agency PTI quoted him as saying that the armed forces are not required to give proof of their actions, and askedwhether any such demand was madefor the wars fo...

Former Research and Analysis Wing chief AS Dulat has asserted that political parties should not try to gain mileage from the Indian Air Force strike on a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot because it concerns a matter of national security. His comment came a day after BJP chief Amit Shah credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with eliminating "more t...

The government is yet to give an official count of terrorists killed in India's air strike on a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot last week, but BJP president Amit Shah declared a number at an election rally on Sunday in Gujarat.

BJP president Amit Shah today 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".