Brahmos was instrumental in Op Sindoor, says Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the Brahmos missile proved instrumental in Operation Sindoor and since then, more than a dozen countries have expressed interest in it. Singh said this at an event in Lucknow where he unveiled a statue of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Chandra Bhanu Gupta at the National PG College and released a postage stamp in tribute to him. "Just a few days ago, I inaugurated a Brahmos airspace integration and testing facility in Lucknow. You must have seen that in Operation Sindoor, Brahmos missile has done a miraculous job and not only this, after the miracle shown by Brahmos missile, about 14-15 countries of the world have demanded Brahmos missile from India," Singh said. "Brahmos missile will now be exported from Lucknow as well. I believe that this facility will strengthen our country's self-reliance in the defence sector, and at the same time, it will also create employment. My effort is that more industries should also come here so that, along with Lucknow.

उत्तर प्रदेश आज कानून, निवेश और उद्योग के नए मानक गढ़ रहा है। ब्रह्मोस जैसी परियोजनाएं न सिर्फ रक्षा क्षेत्र को मज़बूती दे रही हैं, बल्कि युवाओं के लिए रोज़गार भी ला रही हैं। pic.twitter.com/oIfFBmD2w6

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The minister claimed that UP was attracting more and more industries on the back of strong law and order and infrastructural robustness. Singh, who is the Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow, also showered praise on Chandra Bhanu Gupta, who served as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh four times.Singh said Chandra Bhanu Gupta's vision and agenda were never regional, always nationalistic.

"Chandra Bhanu ji was not in power for very long (time). But in the short time he was in power, he gave priority to public welfare works. He was always known for his integrity," he said. He also said that the former CM did not agree much with the economic policies of Jawaharlal Nehru. He said that even though Gupta did not agree with the Kamaraj Plan, he resigned from the CM post. "You can imagine how an elected leader had to step down from the post due to the dislike of some people," Singh said.