UP Dy CM Maurya urges for "political unity" over national security

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): After the Indian Armed Forces carried out Operation Sindoor targeting terror infrastructure and Pakistani military installations, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has called for political unity and cautioned opposition parties against politicising matters of national security.
He also applauded the Indian Armed Forces for their decisive actions.
"By destroying the terrorists and their sites, the Indian Armed Forces have given a befitting reply...The opposition should not do politics over it as this issue is related to national security...There is a need for unity over the issue of national security...The entire nation supports the armed forces and PM Modi," he said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given clear directions to armed forces to respond to cross-border firing and shelling with full force, saying "Wahan se goli chalegi, toh yahan se gola," sources said on Sunday.
They said the Operation Sindoor is far from over, and India will respond with bombs to every Pakistani bullet fired from across the Line of Control (LoC). They said that the PM has said enough is enough, "Wahan se goli chalegi, toh yahan se gola chalega." (If they fire bullets from there, we will respond with bombs).
The turning point was the attacks on the air bases, they said. "If they fire, we will fire, and if they attack, we will attack," sources added. The sources also informed about India's stand on Kashmir, saying that the country doesn't need anyone to mediate and there was only one issue at hand, which was the return of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
"We have a very clear position on Kashmir, there is only one matter left - the return of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). There is nothing else to talk. If they talk about handing over terrorists, we can talk. I don't have any intention of any other topic. We don't want anyone to mediate. We don't need anyone to mediate," the sources were quoted as saying.
Following India and Pakistan's agreement for the cessation of hostilities, the Indian Air Force informed that the tasks assigned to it in Operation Sindoor had been completed with "precision" and "professionalism."
Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 to strike multiple terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir after a deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam last month. (ANI)