New Delhi:
Major General Sandeep S. Sharda was one of the four senior defense officers who addressed a press conference on ‘Operation Sindoor’ on Sunday. After briefing the media on ‘Operation Sindoor’, which was launched to avenge the terrorist attack in Pahgam in Jammu and Kashmir on 7 May, Major General Sandeep S. Sharda launched a quatrous session with some military humor.
While starting the session, he pointed to a journalist on the left side of the room and said, “I have got a lot of hands there. Start me from the left. The left leg always comes when we start marching, so here we have to start from the left side.”
The phrase came from a long -standing military tradition. In practice, soldiers always begin to march with left legs to maintain rhythm and coordination.
The command “forward, march” ensures that the soldiers stepped together, reflecting proud accuracy on the armed forces.
Sunday’s press conference, however, was far from light in the material. Briefing in Delhi saw top officials, including Air Marshal Ak Bharti, Director General of Military Operations, Lieutenant General Rajeev Gai, and Vice Admiral A Praode, which reveals important details of ‘Operation Sindoor’.
The Indian armed forces targeted several terrorist camps in response to the Pahgam terror attack in Pakistan and Pakistan -occupied Kashmir (POK) on 22 April, killing 26 people.
Air Marshal Bharti said that the Indian Air Force made accurate attacks on nine recognized goals. These included prominent airbases like Chaklala, Rafiki, Rahim Yar Khan, Sargodha, Bhulli and Jakebabad.
He said, “A decision was then taken, where it would hurt. A sharp, coordinated, calibrated attack hit the air locations, command centers, infrastructure on the entire western front, sent a clear message that aggression would not be tolerated,” he said.
He revealed that the mission was designed to neutralize terrorist bases, and More than 100 terrorists killedThroughout the operation, India focused on reducing collateral damage and targeting only terrorist infrastructure.
Lieutenant General Gai said that Pakistan lost 35-40 personnel in a struggle along the Line of Control.
Pakistani drone tried to target Indian Air Force bases, but Indian air rescue stopped them. In vengeance, India destroyed a radar installation in Lahore, revealing in briefing.
Major General Sharda, who also acts as a nodal officer to send notices on digital platforms on defense-related violations, expressed the operation as a symbol of joint force capacity and resolution.
