Terror acts could’ve been curbed if Patel’s 1947 advice was heeded: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that if India had followed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s advice in 1947, today’s terror incidents could have been avoided.
Patel had advised not to stop the armed forces before they reached Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Modi said speaking at an event in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar.
“In 1947, Mother India was torn into pieces. The chains should have been cut, but the arms were chopped off. The country was divided into three parts, and the same night, the first terrorist attack took place on the soil of Kashmir,” Modi said.
Modi said that Pakistan had captured a part of India with the help of terrorists, calling them Mujahideen.
He said, if those Mujahideen had been eliminated at the time and Sardar Patel’s advice had been accepted, the cycle of terrorist incidents seen over the past 75 years would not have continued.
“No matter how strong or healthy the body is, even a single thorn can cause constant pain and we’ve decided that the thorn must be removed,” Modi said.
He also called out Pakistan and exposed their double standards after the Indian armed forces conducted ‘Operation Sindoor’ on May 7, stating that the terrorists killed were given state honours in Pakistan.