Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a busy day on Tuesday starting from chairing a Cabinet Committee meeting on security at his official residence following with attending Gandhi Peace Prize event at Rashtrapati Bhavan, to addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Churu and finally unveiling a giant Bhagavad Gita at Iskcon temple in New Delhi. On all the three occasions, Prime Minister indirectly referred to the air strikes conducted by Indian Air Force as retaliatory action to revenge the Pulwama incident by targeting the JeM terrotraining camps in Balakot, Pakistan.
Speaking at different events on Tuesday, PM Modi indirectly referred to the air strikes saying that the world has seen the power of India asserting that the country was in safe hands. The Indian Air Force in the wee hours on Tuesday conducted air strikes to revenge the Pulwama terror attack by targeting Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror training camps in Balakot, Pakistan, killing more than 300 terrorists.
PM Modi first referred to the air strikes when he sought an apology from the audience for attending the Gandhi Peace Prize event, organised at Rashtrapati Bhavan a bit late and said that he was 'busy' with 'some other work'. PM Modi was referring to the Cabinet Committee meeting on Security at his official residence around 10.00 am, hinting that it was to take note of air strikes carried out by Indian Air Force.
PM Modi while addressing the gathering at the Gandhi Peace Prize event said, "First of all, my apologies for being late. The programme started late as I reached late. I was busy in some other work and I was late".
His second reference to the air strikes came when he was addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Churu. PM Modi referred to IAF air strikes by saying the world has seen the 'power' of India and asserted that the country was in 'safe hands'. Though PM Modi avoided a direct mention of the air strikes but asserted the importance of a strong, decisive government.
Addressing the rally in Rajasthan, PM Modi said, “Today, the world is watching India’s power ... You are seeing it definitely."
In another message, he mentioned, "Today, from the land of Churu, I want to assure the countrymen that the country is in safe hands".
And finally, PM Modi made another reference to India's retaliatory action to avenge the Pulwama attack during the unveiling of a giant Bhagavad Gita at Delhi's Iskcon temple on Tuesday evening. PM Modi who took a metro ride to reach Iskcon temple, while unveiling the 800 kg, 670 pages, giant Bhagavad Gita, said, "Divine power is always with us to save the world from enemies of humanity. This is the message his government has been striving to give to 'evil spirits and demons'.
On February 14, at least 40 CRPF personnel were martyred after a suicide bomber blew off an explosive-laden vehicle near Indian paramilitary convoy having 78 buses. Condemning the incident, PM Modi had assured citizens that Pulwama attack will be avenged as he has given full freedom to the Army to decide how and when they will plan their action.
