Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha pays tribute to armed forces on Op Sindoor anniversary

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that Operation Sindoor was a declaration that India’s brave armed forces will protect the sovereignty and integrity of the country at any cost.

The L-G paid tributes to armed forces on the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, which was launched to target terror infrastructure in Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack on tourists in April last year.

“Operation Sindoor is a declaration etched in resolve that our brave armed forces are committed to protect country’s sovereignty & integrity at any cost. It is testament of India’s firm resolve and we are committed to dismantling the terror network and securing a terror-free J&K,” Sinha said in a post on X.

“As we mark the anniversary of #OperationSindoor, we bow in reverence to the men and women in uniform whose unwavering resolve and extraordinary courage, delivered a fitting response to the enemy who targeted innocent civilians at Pahalgam,” he added.

In response to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed, India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 last year, carrying out airstrikes on nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

The action triggered a rapid escalation in tensions with Pakistan launching retaliatory strikes, though most of them were thwarted by the Indian military.

The hostilities ended with an understanding on halting the military actions on May 10 following talks over the hotline between army officials of the two sides.