Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Warns Pakistan Of Cross Border Attack If Needed

JAMMU: In a stern warning to Pakistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday stated India can launch a strike throughout the border, if the necessity arises, including that the nation was not what it was once earlier than and was turning into stronger day-to-day. Raksha Mantri stated when terrorists from throughout the border, in Pakistan, attacked Pulwama, Prime Minister Narendra Modi “did not even take 10 minutes” to take a call to ship jawans to the opposite facet to eradicate them. 

Addressing the National Security Conclave in Jammu, Singh stated, “After Uri and Pulwama attacks, the PM didn’t take even 10 minutes to take a decision and our jawans went across the border to eliminate the terrorists. We successfully sent a message to the world that India is no longer what it used to be. If the need arises, India can launch an attack across the border.”

The Defence Minister added that after “peace” returns to Jammu and Kashmir, Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) can be faraway from the Union Territory. “We have controlled the problem of insurgency in the Northeast and our government has also been successful in controlling left-wing extremism. Today, AFSPA has been removed from the majority of the Northeast. I am waiting for the day when permanent peace will be restored in Jammu and Kashmir and AFSPA will be removed from here as well,” Singh stated.

Singh added that India’s status and stature have elevated on the world stage underneath Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Under the PM Modi-led government, India’s stature in the world has been further elevated. Earlier, when India used to say something at international forums, it was not taken so seriously. But now, the world listens carefully to what India says,” Raksha Mantri added.

Further hitting out at Pakistan, he stated the unlawful occupation of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) doesn’t give the nation a locus standi on the area. “A unanimous resolution has been passed in the Parliament regarding PoK — that it is an inalienable part of India. Not one but at least three proposals in this regard have now been passed in the Parliament,” he stated.