At least 100 terrorists and their aides killed, Op Sindoor still on: Rajnath at all-party meet

Defence minister Rajnath Singh told an all-party meeting on Thursday that at least 100 hardcore terrorists and their associates were killed in Indian strikes on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under the ongoing Operation Sindoor, sources said.

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NEW DELHI:

The meeting saw opposition parties backing the government in the military action and hailing the armed forces, as leaders across the political spectrum projected a united front amid heightened tensions between the two neighbouring countries.

Chairing the meeting, Singh, in his briefing and then responding to points raised by the leaders of different parties, said India does not want escalation but will give a befitting reply to Pakistan if attacked, the sources added.

"In the moment of crisis, we are with the government," Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge told reporters after the meeting, a view reiterated by his party colleague and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and echoed by several other opposition leaders.

Noting that it is an emerging and evolving situation, Singh declined to give any details of the continuing Indian operation.