"I pledge on this soil...": PM Narendra Modi after India's Surgical Strike 2.0

Two weeks after 40 CRPF jawans' lives were lost in the deadly Pulwama Attack, India struck back in the early hours of Tuesday. India carried out a 'non-military, pre-emptive air strikes' and targeted the biggest camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed at Balkot.

Speaking for the first time after the strike at a rally in Rajasthan's Churu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "I assure you, the country is in safe hands." Modi said, "I pledge on this soil, I will not let the country die, I will not let the country stop, I will not let the country bend. It is my promise to Mother India, I will not let your head be bowed. I salute our armed forces, I salute all fellow Indians, your Pradhan Sevak bows to you."

The Indian Air Force struck the largest camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed at Balkot at around 3.30 am on Tuesday. Reportedly, 12 Mirage 2000 fighter jets dropped 1,000 kg bombs on the camp. Over 300 terrorists were killed in the strike. Yousuf Azhar, the brother-in-law of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar was among those who were killed today.