Amit Shah reviews security post-Operation Sindoor, urges border states to stay alert, ensure readiness for retaliation

Shah also asked the states to keep disaster response forces, civil defence, Home Guards and NCC on alert. “Efforts should be made to ensure public participation through citizens and non-governmental organisations. Coordination between the local administration, army and paramilitary forces should be further enhanced,” he said.

“Strict vigil should be kept on anti-national propaganda by unwanted elements on social and other media platforms and prompt action should be taken in coordination with state governments and central agencies. Every effort should be made to maintain seamless communication and the security of vulnerable points should also be further strengthened,” Shah said, adding that he also asked the states to stop the spread of fear among the public and take steps to spread awareness against rumours.

Senior officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), including the Union Home Secretary, the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) were also present at the meeting.

“All the senior officials of the paramilitary forces were asked to strengthen border outposts to cover prominent routes and stop infiltration. The DGs said they have already called back personnel on leave and instructed all personnel to ensure necessary precautions and appropriate arrangements to handle any potential contingency,” an official said. Another official said that the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has been asked to ensure security on the borders with Nepal and Bhutan.

At the meeting, Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had vowed a befitting reply to the perpetrators and backers of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed.

He hailed Modi’s “firm resolve” on Operation Sindoor. “Operation Sindoor, launched by the Indian armed forces against terrorist camps after specific inputs, is a testament to the Modi government’s zero tolerance policy against terrorism to the entire world… The unity shown by the country at this time has boosted the morale of the countrymen,” Shah said.

“In the operation carried out by Indian armed forces, terrorist training camps, weapon bases, and hideouts of organizations such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizbul Mujahideen, and other terrorist groups were destroyed,” he said.