PM Modi in Varanasi: Pahalgam Attack Avenged with Lord Mahadev’s Blessings

PM Modi in Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (August 2, 2025) said his promise to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack through Operation Sindoor was fulfilled with the blessings of Lord Shiva.

“My heart was filled with sorrow for the 26 people who lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack,” PM Modi said while addressing a public meeting in his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi.

“My promise to avenge ‘Sindoor’ of our daughters was fulfilled with blessings of Mahadev,” he said, adding, “I dedicate the success of Operation Sindoor at the feet of Mahadev.” The Prime Minister also stressed that the “unity of 140 crore countrymen” became the “strength of Operation Sindoor”.

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The prime minister is in Varanasi — his Lok Sabha constituency for the third term running — to inaugurate and lay foundation for development projects worth over Rs 2,000 crore and to distribute the 20th instalment of the PM KISAN Samman Nidhi worth Rs 20,500 crore to over 9.70 lakh eligible farmers nationwide.

Prime Minister Modi recently inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 52 development projects in Varanasi, with a total investment of around ₹2,183.45 crore.

In a significant gesture to support farmers, he also released the 20th instalment of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi, which saw ₹20,500 crore transferred to the bank accounts of more than 9.70 crore eligible farmers nationwide.

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Moreover, during a special event at Banauli village in the Sevapuri block, he distributed assistive devices like wheelchairs, tricycles, and visual aids to individuals with disabilities and senior citizens.

“Hum Kaashi ke har parivar-jan ke pranaam karat hai (I extend my respectful greetings to every family of Varanasi)“, said the Prime Minister in the local dialect, drawing massive cheers from the crowd as he opened his address.

The event was attended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his deputies Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, along with various ministers, public representatives, and the BJP’s state unit president, Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary.

Dilip Patel, who heads the BJP’s Kashi region unit, noted that this was PM Modi’s 51st visit to his parliamentary constituency.

Coming just before Rakshabandhan and during the auspicious month of Shravan, this visit is anticipated to give a significant developmental boost to the Purvanchal region.

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