New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to the 40 CRPF (Central Reserve Police Pressure) personnel who misplaced their lives within the Pulwama terror assault in 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his submit on X stated “I pay homage to the courageous heroes who had been martyred in Pulwama. Their service and sacrifice for our nation will at all times be remembered,” PM Modi stated in a submit on ‘X’.
February 14, 2019 marks 5 years for the reason that Pulwama terror assault, when 40 valiant Indian troopers had been killed after a suicide bomber rammed an IED-laden automobile into the safety convoy carrying them.
I pay homage to the courageous heroes who had been martyred in Pulwama. Their service and sacrifice for our nation will at all times be remembered.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 14, 2024
Days after the assault, the Indian Air Pressure carried out a number of aerial strikes on February 26, 2019, at JeM terror camps in Pakistan’s Balakot, killing a “massive quantity” of terrorists and destroying their infrastructure.
The air strike was launched within the early hours of February 26 and Pakistan’s efforts to launch an offensive the following day to focus on Indian army installations in Jammu and Kashmir had been thwarted by an alert IAF.
Within the dogfight, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, flying a MiG-21 Bison fighter airplane and chasing Pakistani jets, crossed over to PoK, the place his plane was shot down. He was taken into custody by Pakistan. India additionally shot down a Pakistani fighter jet.
Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar additionally paid tributes to the courageous troopers “Pay homage to our courageous jawans who laid down their lives today in Pulwama in 2019. Their braveness motivates us to maintain up our vigil towards cross-border terrorism.”
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar recalled the valiant sacrifice of the troopers “Immediately, we pause to recollect and salute the courageous CRPF troopers who made the last word sacrifice within the Pulwama Terrorist assault whereas in service to the nation. We stand united in solidarity with their households and family members, providing our deepest condolences and unwavering assist. Their sacrifice won’t ever be forgotten or forgiven.”
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju additionally paid his tributes to the fallen troopers “Immediately, we honour the reminiscence of the courageous troopers who made the last word sacrifice for our nation in Pulwama. We pay tribute to their households, who’ve proven unwavering power & resilience. We stay ceaselessly indebted to their service.”
Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi additionally saluted the braves “Salutes and humble tributes to the courageous martyrs of Pulwama terrorist assault. The nation will at all times be indebted to them for his or her supreme sacrifice devoted to the defence of India.”
