New Delhi [India], October 15 (HBTV): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Saturday criticised Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif following his remarks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), calling him ‘an expert in lying’.
‘How much truth there is in their words has already been seen in the past, and they are experts in lying,’ Chief Minister Sai said.
Sharif had once again made false claims about India, asserting that Pakistan shot down Indian fighter jets — a claim he has made previously. The Pakistan PM alleged that his forces responded with ‘stunning professionalism,’ repelling aggression and destroying seven Indian aircraft, sending them ‘to scrap and dust’.
‘Our valiant armed forces mounted an operation of stunning professionalism, repulsing the enemy’s attack. Our falcons took flight and etched their answer across the skies, resulting in seven of the Indian jets turning to scrap and dust,’ he claimed.
Sai’s remarks came in response to Sharif’s UN address, where he accused India of attempting to gain ‘political mileage’ from the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and alleged that India had targeted ‘innocent civilians’.
‘In May this year, my country confronted unprovoked aggression from our eastern front. The enemy came shrouded in arrogance, and we sent them back in humiliation. India sought to extract political gains from a human tragedy by spurning my sincere offer of an independent investigation into the Pahalgam incident. Instead, it attacked our cities and targeted our innocent civilians. When our territorial integrity and national security were violated, our response was in accordance with the right of self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter,’ Sharif said.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in response to the Pahalgam attack, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians. The operation targeted nine terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). Both countries reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of cross-border drone and missile strikes.
Unlike Sharif’s unsubstantiated statements, India supported its claims with evidence presented during multiple press conferences held by senior military officials, including satellite imagery.
During the first briefing on May 7, Indian officials clarified that the strikes were ‘focused, measured, and non-escalatory’, stressing that no Pakistani military establishments were targeted. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, in subsequent press briefings on May 8, 9, and 10, outlined India’s objectives and exposed Pakistan’s role in sponsoring terror operations.
India confirmed that nine major terror launchpads of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Hizbul Mujahideen were destroyed in Pakistan and PoJK, with over 100 terrorists neutralised.
Despite repeated falsehoods by Pakistan, India’s stance has been supported by international observers who acknowledged its right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
(ANI)