Haldwani (Uttarakhand) [India], May 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the Tiranga Shaurya Samman Yatra in Haldwani on Saturday. The yatra is dedicated to the success of Operation Sindoor conducted by the Indian Armed Forces and their effectively repelling subsequent aggression by Pakistan.

The Tiranga Shaurya Samman Yatra was organised from the Mini Stadium, Haldwani, to the Shaheed Park. Thousands of citizens including youth, women, ex-servicemen, participated in the padyatra with the Tricolour. The Chief Minister also paid tribute to the fallen soldiers by offering a floral wreath at the Martyrs' place.

India conducted Operation Sindoor to strike terror infrastructure in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

The Chief Minister saluted the brave soldiers who participated in Operation Sindoor and said that India has once again proved that it is fully capable of taking decisive action against terrorism, an official release said.

Dhami said a clear message was given against terrorism and its backers through Operation Sindoor that the New India will now respond to every terrorist attack in its own terms.

The Chief Minister said that Uttarakhand is the land of the brave and has strong connection with the defence forces.

Praising the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister said that today India is capable of giving a befitting reply to any terrorist challenge, and the country's borders are being protected with state-of-the-art indigenous technology.

He said Indian Army gives a strong reply to cross-border shelling.

Dhami said that due to the clear policy and strong leadership of the Prime Minister, India made decisive strike against terrorism.

The Chief Minister said that India now takes direct action. The bullets of Indian soldiers now work to destroy terror, terrorism and their masters.

'Our forces are always ready to deal with any situation'. He said India is always ready to answer challenge of terrorism with unity.

He said that after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, the anger in the country regarding the terrorists was felt by the Prime Minister.

The Chief Minister said that the Prime Minister took the decision to directly attack the root of terrorism and the defence forces were given a free hand. Without entering Pakistan's border, the Indian forces taught such a lesson to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism that even Pakistan was stunned.

Along with destroying the terrorist bases in Pakistan, the Indian Army also directly targeted the military bases after Pakistan aggression.

The Chief Minister said that the country is in strong hands under the leadership of PM Modi and defence forces have been strengthened further since 2014.

The world is seeing the result of the emphasis that the Prime Minister has laid on making Made in India weapons for strengthening the defence forces, he said. The world has understood India's military strength due to the havoc that Made in India weapons have wreaked on the terrorists.

The release said that during the Tiranga Samman Yatra, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami looked very emotional.

The Chief Minister said that he also belongs to a military family. He said that he feels proud to be a soldier's son.

Remembering the soldiers of Devbhoomi, he said that they contribute to strengthening the defence of the country every fifth soldier among the soldiers protecting the country on the borders belongs to Uttarakhand. (ANI)