‘Ek chutki sindoor…’: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta takes filmy swipe at Jaya Bachchan

The chief minister further launched a scathing attack on the opposition parties, alleging that they support anti-national elements and do not love the country

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday launched a sharp attack at Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan for questioning the naming of Operation Sindoor, India’s retaliatory strikes launched after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

Speaking during a discussion on Operation Sindoor and Operation Mahadev in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Gupta responded to Bachchan saying, “She asked why the operation was named Sindoor. I will answer her with a filmy dialogue – ‘Ek chutki Sindoor ki kimat aap kya jano Jaya Madam? Aap toh filmon ki dunya jaanti hai, desh ki sachchai nahi’ (You don’t know the value of a pinch of vermilion Jaya madam. You know about films, not the reality of the country.)"

Bachchan had earlier questioned why India’s retaliatory action post-Pahalgam attack was named Operation Sindoor, when women were widowed in the incident and actually “lost their sindoor”. “I would congratulate you on the writers you have hired. You give grand names. Why did you name it ‘Sindoor’? Sindoor toh ujad gaya (sindoor was destroyed), the wives of those who were killed,” she had said.

The chief minister further launched a scathing attack on the opposition parties, alleging that they support anti-national elements and do not love the country.

“These people do not love Bharat but love anti-national forces because they see their own reflection in them. They have named themselves 'INDIA', but when they speak, it feels like they are spokespersons for Pakistan,” she said.

She further alleged that members of the Opposition had questioned the credibility of Operation Sindoor even in the Lok Sabha. "They do not trust their own Army, their own Prime Minister, but they trust foreign countries," she charged.

Gupta also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the success of the military response following the Pahalgam terror attack. "Operation Sindoor was a befitting reply to Pakistan after the attack in Pahalgam, where many women lost their loved ones," she said.

"Prime Minister Modi played a huge role in protecting the dignity of our sisters," Gupta added.

She paid tribute to the courage and commitment of the armed forces and said that under PM Modi's leadership, India has found a protector who acts like a "courageous father, a compassionate brother, and a resolute national leader".

(With inputs from agencies)