PM Modi Cautions NDA Leaders Against Controversial Remarks on Operation Sindoor:

Suspense crime, Digital Desk : In a July meeting with the Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled states, PM Narendra Modi told BJP senior leaders to refrain from giving hot takes, especially with regard to operation Sindoor, which is best known as India’s one-day military precision strike on Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir on the 23rd of March.

Issues such as these have caught the attention of NDTV and even The Economic Times where PM Modi strongly stated that no leader should have a pre-requisite need to comment on every single issue raised by the press. “Some leaders have acquired a tendency that is quite unfortunate where they feel like they need to address every single matter brought up in a public setting at the first chance that a microphone is present,” he admonished.

Background: Operation Sindoor and Its Fallout

In retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 which saw India lose 26 soldiers, India conducted Sindoor on the 23rd of March, a militarized operation which incorporated the use of 24 missiles across 9 key areas in Pakistan and POK such as Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Rawalakot, and Neelum Valley.

While other countries might gawk at the highly synced precision involved from India, for the BJP, it seemed like all other party mates where eager to put a foot in their mouth.

Controversial Remarks Initiate Outrage

Among the most controversial, one was from Jamaican Minister Vijay Shah, who used Macedonian colonel Sofia Qureshi's comments to justify religious violence. Shah's statements have received severe backlash, and an FIR was lodged against him with the police after the High Court ordered it.

BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Ram Chander Jangra also went overboard while making some controversial remarks in an event in Haryana. In his address, he spoke of the women left behind by the Pahalgam attack. For him, they did not possess the so-called “warrior spirit” and their “passivity” ended in tragedy. He went further to state that the individuals in the victim's role would have been able to protect themselves had they received Agniveer training.

His comments were met with stiff opposition, notably from Congress, who demanded he be sacked along with a public retraction of statements from Modi.

Asking for Cautious Interaction With the Public
The Prime Minister’s comments during the NDA meeting were clearly made to address these issues. By asking members of his party to control their campaigning, he does not want any further politicization of security forces activity within the country.