Amit Shah says ‘over 250 killed’ in IAF air strike in Pakistan 

Amit Shah.

Although the government is yet to give an official count of terrorists killed in India's air strike on a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot last week, the BJP president Amit Shah, however, declared a number at an election rally, on Sunday, in Gujarat. He claimed that “more than 250” terrorists were killed in that operation, which makes him the first leader of the ruling party to put out a figure on record amid questions raised by the opposition.

Shah, during a public meeting Ahmedabad, said, “After Uri, our forces went into Pakistan and carried out surgical strikes. They avenged the death of our soldiers. After Pulwama (terror attack), everyone thought there could be no surgical strikes, what will happen? But under (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi’s leadership, the government carried out an air strike after the 13th day and killed more than 250 terrorists.”

Although the BJP emphatically denies politicizing the Indian Air Force strikes and the confrontation with Pakistan, the party chief’s comments doesn’t match with the party line.

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