Top Quotes from PM Modi’s Bikaner Rally: ‘Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan Airbase Is in ICU After India’s Airstrikes’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday delivered a fiery address in Bikaner, Rajasthan, taking direct aim at Pakistan over its role in promoting terrorism and declaring that India’s precision airstrikes under Operation Sindoor have left Pakistan’s military infrastructure crippled—especially the strategic Rahim Yar Khan airbase.

“Pakistan was forced to its knees by our three armed forces,” PM Modi told a massive crowd, referring to the strong military retaliation after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. “Not far from here is Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan airbase, which is in ICU because of India’s airstrikes,” he added, evoking loud cheers from the crowd.

Top Quotes from PM Modi’s Bikaner Rally:

1. “Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan airbase is in ICU”:
   Taking a direct shot at Islamabad, the PM said, “Pakistan couldn’t destroy the airbase here. Not far from here is Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan airbase which is in ICU because of India’s airstrikes.”
2. “Pakistan was forced to its knees”:
   Modi asserted that after the Pahalgam terror attack, “Pakistan was forced to its knees by our three armed forces,” thanks to the free hand given to the military to strike back.
3. “Those who shed Hindustan’s blood have paid for every drop”:
   Recalling his earlier speech in Churu after a previous airstrike, PM Modi said, “I swear on this soil, I will not let my country be destroyed, I will not let my country bow down… Those who had set out to wipe off the vermilion have been reduced to dust. Those who shed the blood of Hindustan have been accounted for every drop today.”
4. “Sindoor turned into gunpowder”:
   Referring to Operation Sindoor, Modi said, “In response to the attack on April 22, we destroyed 9 major terrorist hideouts in just 22 minutes. The enemies have now seen what happens when vermilion (sindoor) turns into gunpowder.”
5. “Hot sindoor flows in Modi’s veins”:
   Taking a personal stand, he declared, “Pakistan forgot one thing: now the servant of Mother India, Modi, is standing here with pride. Modi’s mind is cold, but his blood is hot. In Modi’s veins, not blood, but hot sindoor flows.”
6. “No talks or trade with Pakistan – only PoK discussions”:
   In a stern warning to Islamabad, Modi said, “If Pakistan continues to export terrorists, it will be left begging for every penny. Pakistan will not get a single drop of water that belongs to India. There will be no trade or talks with Pakistan. If there are any talks, they will be on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.”