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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh connected Saturday (May 30, 2026) said that the Indian Navy forced “the full Pakistan Navy to stay confined to its ports during Operation Sindoor”.
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Addressing the inauguration ceremonial of the 'Nausena Shaurya Vatika', an open-air naval depository successful Lucknow, Mr. Singh said, “The Navy played a important relation successful maintaining unit connected Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.
“Our Navy was deployed successful the Arabian Sea with afloat preparedness and strength, maintaining changeless unit connected the adversary. As a result, Pakistan's full Navy remained confined to its ports.”
Operation Sindoor was launched connected May 7, 2025, to avenge the Pahalgam panic attack, with Indian forces conducting precision strikes connected aggregate panic infrastructure successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. The subject struggle was halted aft some sides reached an knowing connected the evening of May 10.
Talking astir the opening of the Nausena Shaurya Vatika, which has been designed to showcase the legacy, operational capabilities, and maritime achievements of the Indian Navy, Mr. Singh said it is not lone a infinitesimal of pridefulness and honour for the radical of Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh, “but besides for america personally”.
“In the coming years, this installation volition not lone go a centre of inspiration for Lucknow but volition besides make into a tourer hub and look arsenic 1 of the city's defining landmarks.”
Earlier, Mr. Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Saurya Vatika successful the C.G. City country successful the beingness of Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, and Deputy Chief Ministers Brajesh Pathak and Keshav Prasad Maurya.
Developed jointly by the Indian Navy and the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department, the depository is dedicated to the bravery, valour, and technological excellence of the naval force.
On the rationale down establishing the naval depository successful a landlocked metropolis similar Lucknow, Mr. Singh said maritime information is linked to each citizen.
“The Indian Ocean is connected to our economy, trade, and vigor requirements. Those who safeguard it travel from each village, municipality and metropolis of India.
“The Navy is an plus of the full nation, and its spot comes from the resoluteness and assurance of each citizen, whether they unrecorded by the oversea oregon successful a metropolis similar Lucknow,” Mr. Singh said.
Referring to the decommissioned warship INS Gomati, which forms the centrepiece of the museum, Mr. Singh highlighted its transportation with Lucknow.
“Just arsenic the Gomti stream flows done the metropolis and yet joins the Ganga and past the sea, INS Gomati brought honour to Lucknow portion serving successful the Indian Ocean. The ship's crest adjacent carried the representation of Lucknow's historical Chhatar Manzil,” the Defence Minister said.
Calling the Shaurya Vatika much than a tourer attraction, Mr. Singh said it would punctual citizens of the sacrifices made by the equipped forces.
“This is not an mean tourer destination but a surviving centre of inspiration. It volition thatch aboriginal generations the worth of state and security. It volition marque radical intermission and bespeak connected the immense contributions of those who guarantee the information of our regular lives,” helium said.
The Defence Minister besides referred to India's subject preparedness and indigenous defence accumulation capabilities.
“Our defence manufacturing output has risen considerably. Before 2014, India's defence exports were worthy little than ₹1,000 crore. Today, we are exporting defence instrumentality worthy astir ₹40,000 crore to countries astir the world,” Mr. Singh said.
Praising the State government, Mr. Singh, who has represented Lucknow successful the Lok Sabha since 2014, said Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a melodramatic translation nether Yogi Adityanath.
“There was a clip erstwhile Uttar Pradesh was identified with transgression regularisation and deteriorating law-and-order. People lived successful fearfulness and investors hesitated to travel here.
“Today, a State erstwhile known for ‘One District, One Mafia’ has transformed into “One District, One Product',” Mr. Singh said.
“Chief Minister Adityanath provided a premier determination for the depository adjacent the Ekana Stadium and adjoining the Gomti wetland. From fund support to monitoring each important signifier of the work, helium personally ensured that it was completed successful grounds time,” helium said.
Announcing plans to further heighten the attraction, Mr. Singh said, “I privation to guarantee the radical of Uttar Pradesh, particularly those successful Lucknow, that efforts volition beryllium made to bring a submarine to this site.”
A cardinal attraction astatine the depository is the INS Gomati, which was decommissioned connected May 28, 2022. The different exhibits see the ship's anchor, CET-53M submarine obstacle equipment, main mast, and propeller,an authoritative connection said.
The visitors tin besides larn astir maritime security, naval operations, and the technological capabilities of the Indian Navy, it said.
