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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta criticised Jaya Bachchan for questioning Operation Sindoor’s name, India’s response to the Pahalgam attack.
Rekha Gupta respond to Jaya Bachchan with a filmy dialogue. (X)
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday took a sarcastic jibe at Bollywood actress and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan for questioning the naming of Operation Sindoor– India’s retaliatory strikes on Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
While speaking during a debate in the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Operation Sindoor and Operation Mahadev, CM Gupta responded to Bachchan, saying, “She asked why the operation was named Sindoor. I will answer her with a filmy dialogue – “‘Ek chutki Sindoor ki kimat aap kya jano Jaya Madam? Aap toh filmon ki dunya jaanti hai, desh ki sachchai nahi‘ (You don’t know the value of a pinch of vermilion Jaya madam. You know about films, not the reality of the country.)”
जिन्होंने ‘ऑपरेशन सिंदूर’ पर बहुत सारे प्रश्न उठाए, उनके लिए काका हाथरसी ने एक कविता लिखी है —नाम और रूप का भेद।#OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/puU60Hg0As— Rekha Gupta (@gupta_rekha) August 4, 2025
She further launched a scathing attack on the opposition parties, alleging that they support anti-national elements and do not love the country.
“These people do not love Bharat but love anti-national forces because they see their own reflection in them. They have named themselves ‘INDIA’, but when they speak, it feels like they are spokespersons for Pakistan.”
She further alleged that members of the Opposition had questioned the credibility of Operation Sindoor even in the Lok Sabha. “They do not trust their own Army, their own Prime Minister, but they trust foreign countries,” she charged.
Gupta also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the success of the military response following the Pahalgam terror attack. “Operation Sindoor was a befitting reply to Pakistan after the attack in Pahalgam, where many women lost their loved ones,” Gupta said.
“Prime Minister Modi played a huge role in protecting the dignity of our sisters,” she added.
She paid tribute to the courage and commitment of the armed forces and said that under PM Modi’s leadership, India has found a protector who acts like a “courageous father, a compassionate brother, and a resolute national leader”.
What Jaya Bachchan Said?
The Samajwadi Party MP had triggered a row after questioning the naming of Operation Sindoor. She argued that the operation’s name was insensitive, as the attack “destroyed the sindoor” of many women who lost their husbands in the April 22 attack.
“I would congratulate you on the writers you have hired. You give grand names. Why did you name it ‘Sindoor’? Sindoor toh ujad gaya (sindoor was destroyed), the wives of those who were killed,” she had said.
Her comments were met with interruptions from members of the ruling party.
Pahalgam Terror Attack
In one of the biggest attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, Lashkar-linked terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists in Pahalgam on April 22, killing at least 26 people, including foreign tourists, and injuring many others. The Resistance Front (TRF), a Lashkar offshoot, claimed responsibility for the attack.
India responded with Operation Sindoor on May 7, bombing nine terrorist camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in pre-dawn strikes that killed at least 100 militants. The operation sparked four days of cross-border fighting involving fighter jets, missiles and artillery.
(With inputs from agencies)
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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