THE new India knows how to protect its borders and safeguard its people, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said during an election rally in Rajasthan on Sunday and asked people if it was wrong to kill terrorists. Adityanath was referring to a report by British newspaper ‘The Guardian’ that claimed Indian Intelligence agencies were involved in targeted killings in Pakistan as part of an emboldened approach to national security after 2019. Addressing a rally in Bharatpur, the senior BJP leader said, “Three days ago, a reputed newspaper of the UK said that 20 deadly terrorists have been killed inside Pakistan and it was possible that India might have killed them. Those who gave shelter to those terrorists till yesterday are now not daring to say anything against India due to the fear of air strike.”

 

“We do not know what is the basis and the source of the report but this is the new India, which knows how to provide security to its people and protect its borders,” he added. Adityanath said the world respects India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. “When an Indian citizen goes abroad, he gets respect. The borders are safe; naxalism, extremism and terrorism have ended,” he said. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister hailed the abrogation of Article 370 by the Modi government, saying, “Now no one will be able to give rise to terrorism within the borders of India.”