New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) MP Supriya Sule on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his inclusive approach in Operation Sindoor’s global outreach programme, acknowledging his decision to entrust opposition leaders with leading international delegations as a gesture of statesmanship.
Speaking during the debate on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha, Sule highlighted the Prime Minister’s willingness to put national interest above political divides. “When we got a call from Kiren Rijiju, he just told me on the phone that ‘Supriya, you will have to give 10 days for the country’… It was the greatness of the Prime Minister that he showed faith in opposition leaders to lead the delegations,” she said.
Operation Sindoor, a diplomatic initiative aimed at building global consensus on India’s zero-tolerance policy against terrorism, saw seven all-party delegations — including MPs from the opposition and former ambassadors — dispatched to various nations. Supriya Sule led Group 7, which visited Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia, and South Africa.
Sule also affirmed the opposition’s unified stand with the government on national security. “At the all-party meeting, the Congress party was the first to say that the Congress party and the entire opposition will stand with Narendra Modi’s government with full strength,” she noted.
However, Sule also took the opportunity to rebut Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya’s comments. “I would like to tell Tejasvi Surya and put it on record — he said that Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, never encouraged the defence forces… He has not only insulted lakhs of Indian soldiers and their families, he has disrespected our entire military history,” she said. Urging the young MP to revisit India’s historical record, she added, “When it comes to the country, the country comes first, then the state, then the party, then the family.”
Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, in his detailed address on Operation Sindoor, outlined India’s diplomatic objectives and achievements, particularly at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
“Our focus was the UN Security Council. The challenge for us was that Pakistan was a member at the time, and we were not,” Jaishankar explained. India sought to secure the UNSC’s endorsement for accountability and justice regarding the cross-border terrorist attack.
Highlighting a key diplomatic success, he cited the Council’s April 25 statement, which condemned the terrorist attack in the strongest terms and reaffirmed that terrorism remains a severe threat to international peace and security. “Our goals were met,” the minister affirmed.
Earlier in the day, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh opened the discussion on Operation Sindoor, emphasizing the unity of purpose across the political spectrum in safeguarding national security.
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