Brahmos instrumental in Operation Sindoor, many countries want this missile: Rajnath

The defence curate says this astatine an lawsuit successful Lucknow

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses an lawsuit connected the commencement day of erstwhile Uttar Pradesh CM Chandra Bhanu Gupta, successful Lucknow, Sunday, July 13, 2025. PTI

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh connected Sunday said the Brahmos rocket proved instrumental successful Operation Sindoor and much than a twelve countries person since expressed involvement successful it.

Singh said this astatine an lawsuit successful Lucknow wherever helium unveiled a statue of erstwhile Uttar Pradesh main curate Chandra Bhanu Gupta astatine the National PG College and released a postage stamp successful tribute to him.

"Just a fewer days ago, I inaugurated a Brahmos airspace integration and investigating installation successful Lucknow. You indispensable person seen that successful Operation Sindoor, Brahmos rocket has done a miraculous occupation and not lone this, aft the occurrence shown by Brahmos missile, astir 14-15 countries person demanded Brahmos rocket from India," Singh said.

"Brahmos rocket volition present beryllium exported from Lucknow arsenic well. I judge the installation volition fortify our country's self-reliance successful the defence sector, and astatine the aforesaid time, volition besides make employment. My effort is that much industries should besides travel present truthful that, on with Lucknow, the authorities besides develops rapidly," helium said.

The curate claimed that UP was attracting much and much industries connected the backmost of beardown instrumentality and bid and infrastructural robustness.

"Historical changes are taking spot successful infrastructure. Expressway, airport, metro, aesculapian college, each these contiguous a caller representation of development," helium said.

Singh, who is the Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow, besides showered praise connected Chandra Bhanu Gupta, who served arsenic the main curate of Uttar Pradesh for 3 terms.

"Chandra Bhanu Gupta ji started arsenic a elemental idiosyncratic successful the state question and made a spot successful the hearts of millions of radical done his sacrifice, committedness and leadership. His beingness tells america that powerfulness does not mean lone presumption oregon authority, but responsibility, sacrifice and protecting the interests of the public.