‘They Fired Bullets, We Served Biriyani’: JP Nadda Slams UPA on Terror In Rajya Sabha
In a scathing attack during a Rajya Sabha debate on Wednesday, BJP President and Union Minister JP Nadda accused the previous Congress-led UPA government of having a weak and ineffective policy on terrorism, famously remarking, “They kept firing bullets, and we served them biriyani”. Speaking during the discussion on ‘Operation Sindoor’, Nadda contrasted the UPA’s response to terror with the decisive actions taken under the Modi government.
Nadda told the Upper House that while the country faced numerous terror attacks between 2004 and 2014, the government of the day lacked the political will to retaliate effectively. He specifically pointed to major incidents like the 2005 Delhi serial blasts, the 2006 Varanasi attack, and the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, arguing that despite these provocations, the UPA government continued to engage in dialogue and trade with Pakistan. “Woh hume goliyoon se bhunte rahe aur hum unko biryani khilane chale (They kept riddling us with bullets, and we went to serve them biriyani),” Nadda stated, criticizing the UPA’s approach as appeasement.
He argued that the same security forces exist today, but the difference lies in the political leadership’s resolve. Nadda praised the current administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy, asserting that terror attacks across the country, with the exception of Jammu and Kashmir, have largely ceased since 2014. He claimed that local terrorism in Kashmir has ended and the average lifespan of a foreign terrorist is now just seven days.
The BJP president highlighted the surgical strikes following the Uri attack as a prime example of the Modi government’s firm stance, noting it was the first time an Indian Prime Minister had openly declared that perpetrators of terror would not be spared and followed through with swift military action. He also mentioned that after the abrogation of Article 370, stone-pelting incidents in Jammu and Kashmir have reduced to zero.
Nadda’s remarks were part of a broader parliamentary debate on ‘Operation Sindoor’, India’s retaliatory offensive following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The debate has seen heated exchanges between the government and the opposition over national security policies, past and present
