The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly condemned Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over his recent remarks related to Operation Sindoor, calling them insensitive and disrespectful to the Indian Armed Forces.
During a press conference, CM Mann referred to reports that the BJP would distribute Sindoor in households, saying, "Will you wear sindoor in Modi's name?” Is this the ‘One Nation, One Husband’ scheme?”
Reacting sharply, BJP Punjab spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal posted a video of Mann’s remarks on social media platform X and said, "Bhagwant Mann crosses all limits! Mocking Operation Sindoor, he shamelessly asks: ‘Will you wear sindoor in Modi’s name?’ Is this One Nation, One Husband?"
Baliawal clarified that Operation Sindoor was a response to terrorists killing Hindus after checking their religion, with sindoor being a marker used to identify women. He accused Mann of having "zero sensitivity" and criticised him for mocking the Indian Army, insulting Veer Naris, and turning sacred symbols into jokes.
"Let's set the record straight: There is NO BJP activity sending sindoor to every household. The name Operation Sindoor was used because terrorists were killing Hindus after checking their religion -- sindoor was a marker they used to identify women. This operation was about terrorism, martyrdom, and the protection of Indian lives, but how would Bhagwant Mann, a man with zero sensitivity, understand that? A man who mocks the Indian Army, Insults Veer Naris, turns every sacred symbol into a joke. Such a person will never understand the value of sindoor, which carries sacrifice, love, and devotion," the post read.
"Bhagwant Mann must resign immediately and apologise to the entire nation," the BJP Punjab spokesperson further said.
BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari also criticised the remarks, stating, “Shameful! Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann ridicules Operation Sindoor. Once again, the opposition shows its true face -- Disrespecting our armed forces and belittling a successful military operation. If this isn't anti-India in spirit, then what is?
Operation Sindoor was launched by India on May 7 in response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians. The operation involved targeted strikes by Indian Armed Forces on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), resulting in over 100 terrorist casualties. In retaliation, Pakistan initiated cross-border shelling and drone attacks, to which India responded with precision strikes on radar and air defence systems across 11 Pakistani airbases.
The hostilities deescalated on May 10, when both countries reached an understanding on cessation of further military engagement.
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