New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday (March 15, 2022) gave a press release on the accidental firing of a missile that landed in Pakistan and mentioned that India gives the highest priority to the safety and safety of its weapon system.
Speaking in Rajya Sabha, Singh mentioned that India’s missile system is very secure and safe, and the nation’s defence institution accords the highest priority to safety procedures and protocols.
“I would like to brief this august House about an incident that took place on 9th March, 2022. This incident relates to inadvertent release of a missile during inspection. During routine maintenance and inspection, a missile was accidentally released at around 7 p.m. It was later learnt that the missile had landed inside the territory of Pakistan. While this incident is regretted, we are relieved that nobody was hurt due to the accident,” he mentioned.
India’s safety procedures and protocol are of the highest requirements and its armed forces are well-trained and disciplined, he mentioned.
I can guarantee the House that the missile system could be very dependable & secure. Moreover, our safety procedures and protocols are of the highest order and are reviewed from time to time. Our Armed Forces are well-trained and disciplined & are properly skilled in dealing with such methods:RM
— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) March 15, 2022
Singh mentioned the nation’s missile system is very secure and safe.
He additionally mentioned the federal government is dedicated to rectify any shortcomings discovered within the weapon system after an enquiry into the incident.
My Statement in Rajya Sabha. pic.twitter.com/zKHypKgNLX
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) March 15, 2022
Earlier on Friday, the Indian Defence Ministry had additionally mentioned that it has ordered a courtroom of enquiry into the incident including that it was a matter of aid that there was no loss of life due to the accidental firing.
“On 9 March 2022, in the course of routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile. The Government of India has taken a serious view and ordered a high-level Court of Enquiry,” the Defence Ministry had mentioned in a press release.
“It is learnt that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan. While the incident is deeply regrettable, it is also a matter of relief that there has been no loss of life due to the accident,” it had mentioned.
Meanwhile, China has mentioned that India and Pakistan ought to maintain dialogue as quickly as attainable and launch a “thorough” investigation into the current ‘accidental firing’ of a missile incident. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, throughout a media briefing, mentioned each Pakistan and India are vital international locations in South Asia they usually share the accountability to uphold regional safety and stability.
“China calls on the countries to hold dialogue and communication as soon as possible, and look thoroughly into the incident, step up information sharing, and promptly establish a reporting mechanism so that such incidents will not happen again, and misunderstanding and misjudgement can be avoided,” he mentioned.
On Saturday, Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) mentioned it was not happy with India’s “simplistic explanation” on the “accidental firing” of the missile and demanded a joint probe to precisely set up the details surrounding the incident.
The FO summoned the Indian Charge d’Affaires and registered its protest over the “unprovoked” violation of its airspace and mentioned that such “irresponsible incidents” mirrored India’s “disregard” for air safety.
Pakistan additionally known as upon the worldwide group to take critical discover of this incident of grave nature in a nuclearised surroundings and play its due function in selling strategic stability within the area, the FO mentioned.
Though the assertion by India’s defence ministry didn’t specify the identify of the missile, the outline given by the Pakistan navy indicated that it may very well be a Brahmos missile.
(With company inputs)
