Ask Pak about BrahMos' strength: Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said a glimpse of the valour of the BrahMos missile was seen during 'Operation Sindoor' and if that was not enough, one should ask Pakistanis about it. 

He also said the time had come to deal a crushing blow to terrorism and to achieve it, the entire country had to unite under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing

Facility in Lucknow, Adityanath said, "What is the BrahMos missile? You have seen a glimpse of the valour of the BrahMos missile during Operation Sindoor. And if the glimpse was not visible, then ask Pakistanis about the strength of the missile."

The UP Chief Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had declared that any incident of terror would be considered as a war.

"Until we completely crush terrorism, there will be no solution to this problem. The time has come to crush it and for this, the entire India, in one voice, has to unite under Modi's leadership," he added.

Adityanath said terrorism was a "dog's tail" that could never be straightened. "Terrorism will not follow the language of love. We have to give a reply to it in its own language. And in this direction, India has given a message to the world through Operation Sindoor," he said.

"It is necessary for any self-reliant country to achieve its goals on its own, instead of depending on other countries for its defence supplies. Israel is an example of this. It has achieved the goal of self-reliance in the field of security. It has forced its neighbouring enemy countries to face tough times," he added. 

Drawing a comparison with the previous Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh, Adityanath said companies had problems coming here because there was no policy and no security. “Today, people are safe, their investments are safe and we are moving ahead with strength to meet the country's security needs. We have the required infrastructure now," he said asserting that the BJP government will facilitate any defence production-related programme.