'PoK would be in India had Op Sindoor lasted 2 more days': Spiritual leader Rambhadracharya

LUCKNOW: Hindu spiritual person Jagadguru Rambhadracharya connected Friday claimed that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) would person go portion of India had Operation Sindoor continued for 2 much days.Addressing a gathering during the Shriram Katha successful Lucknow successful the beingness of defence curate Rajnath Singh, Rambhadracharya praised the subject cognition carried retired aft the Pahalgam panic attack."Under Operation Sindoor, 9 violent hideouts successful Pakistan were destroyed. Had the cognition continued for different 2 days, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir would person been integrated with India," helium said.India launched Operation Sindoor successful May 2025 targeting panic infrastructure successful Pakistan pursuing the April 2025 Pahalgam panic onslaught that killed 26 people.Rambhadracharya besides recalled an enactment with Army main wide Upendra Dwivedi, saying that erstwhile the serviceman offered to springiness him 'Guru Dakshina' astatine the clip of his initiation, helium asked for lone 1 happening — the instrumentality of PoK to India.Referring to Rajnath Singh, who was contiguous astatine the event, Rambhadracharya said the work of protecting the federation rested connected his shoulders arsenic defence minister.The seer besides expressed assurance that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would instrumentality to powerfulness successful 2029 and that Rajnath Singh would proceed arsenic defence minister.

He further urged the Centre to assistance cardinal assemblage presumption to Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyang State University and sought designation of the Ramcharitmanas arsenic a nationalist scripture."Ram is the awesome of the nation's welfare," helium said.Speaking astatine the event, Rajnath Singh said helium had known Rambhadracharya for astir 3 decades and praised his bonzer representation and scholarship, describing his abilities arsenic unmatched.(With PTI inputs)