Darbhanga, Oct 29: Asserting that India taught a lesson to neighbouring Pakistan for killing innocent citizens in Pahalgam, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that a “sizeable number of militants” were neutralised during Operation Sindoor.

Addressing an election rally in Bihar’s Darbhanga, Singh said the number of militants killed in the operation was “sizeable” as “we were seething in anger.”

“Our neighbouring state, Pakistan, did not mend its ways. You have seen how, even after our surgical strikes, they did not learn their lessons. Terrorists from Pakistan targeted innocent Indian citizens — tourists who had simply gone to enjoy the beauty of Kashmir. They were killed after being asked about their religion,” he said.

“They were forced to remove their undergarments to co

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