Operation Sindoor: Patna echoes with patriotic chants as citizens hail PM Modi

Updated On: 31 May, 2025 04:42 AM IST | Divya Nair

On Thursday evening, thousands from across Bihar flocked to Patna, waving tricolours and chanting patriotic slogans as they cheered Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi for the success of Operation Sindoor. (Pics/PTI, X)

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<p>Modi, who had pledged to bring the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack to justice during a rally in Madhubani last month, led a grand roadshow in Patna after arriving in the election-bound state for a two-day visit</p>

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Modi, who had pledged to bring the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack to justice during a rally in Madhubani last month, led a grand roadshow in Patna after arriving in the election-bound state for a two-day visit

<p>The Prime Minister was welcomed at the airport by Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha</p>

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The Prime Minister was welcomed at the airport by Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha

<p>Thousands lined the streets and rooftops to see Modi, who greeted them with folded hands and waves. The route was decorated with posters of the PM and `Operation Sindoor,` celebrating the Indian forces` strike on terror hideouts in Pakistan. Security worked to keep up as crowds showered petals, waved flags, and chanted "Bharat Mata Ki Jai"</p>

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Thousands lined the streets and rooftops to see Modi, who greeted them with folded hands and waves. The route was decorated with posters of the PM and `Operation Sindoor,` celebrating the Indian forces` strike on terror hideouts in Pakistan. Security worked to keep up as crowds showered petals, waved flags, and chanted "Bharat Mata Ki Jai"

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<p data-start="0" data-end="202" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">The roadshow started outside Aranya Bhawan near the airport and ended at the state BJP office on Birchand Patel Marg, about 4 km away. The slow-moving procession took over an hour to complete the route</p>
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The roadshow started outside Aranya Bhawan near the airport and ended at the state BJP office on Birchand Patel Marg, about 4 km away. The slow-moving procession took over an hour to complete the route

<p>A group of spectators said, "We are here to thank the PM, on behalf of Bihar`s women, for showing the world the power of sindoor." At the BJP office, the PM met with state party leaders preparing for the important upcoming assembly polls</p>

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A group of spectators said, "We are here to thank the PM, on behalf of Bihar`s women, for showing the world the power of sindoor." At the BJP office, the PM met with state party leaders preparing for the important upcoming assembly polls

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