Pakistan would have been finished off but 'UN asked to stop', claims BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh

Rewa (MP): In yet another controversial claim by a BJP leader in Madhya Pradesh, an MLA of the ruling party on Saturday said the military strikes against Pakistan were stopped because of an "order" from the United Nations.

Narendra Prajapati, a first-time MLA, later alleged that his statement was being presented in a distorted way.

The BJP-led Union government has categorically stated that Operation Sindoor, the military action launched by India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, was stopped after the Director General of Military Operations of Pakistan called his Indian counterpart and the two countries reached an understanding.

Speaking at a 'Tiranga Yatra' organised by the BJP in Rewa in the morning, Prajapati, MLA from Mangawan in the district, said Pakistan had been made to bite dust in earlier wars.

"I will say that the exercise under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi against Pakistan would have finished it (neighbouring country) off, had we not got an order of ceasefire from the UN, as Modi ji had said very soon a befitting reply will be given (to the terror attack)," said the MLA.

After videos of his speech went viral, Prajapati in the evening released a video statement, claiming he had spoken "in a surge of emotions" but "the media is presenting my statements in a distorted and doctored way." "Indian army entered Pakistan and destroyed nine bases of terrorists. When Pakistan's economy wobbled and Pakistan was on its knees and pleaded, only then prime minister Modi and the Indian armed forces announced a ceasefire," he said.

On Friday, deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda came under fire for saying that the country, its army and soldiers have "bowed down at the feet" of PM Modi because of the successful execution of Operation Sindoor.

Earlier, another Madhya Pradesh minister, Vijay Shah, got lambasted for remarks about Col Sofiya Qureshi who conducted media briefings on Operation Sindoor along with Wing Commander Vyomika Singh.