Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday lashed out at the Prime Minister of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, over his remarks on India and said that Jammu and Kashmir is incomplete without PoK.
Singh blamed estranged neighbour Pakistan for trying to destabilise Jammu and Kashmir and further said that efforts are underway to minimise the distance between the hearts of the people of J&K and Delhi.
“Jammu and Kashmir is incomplete without PoK. PoK is nothing more than a foreign territory for Pakistan… PoK’s land is being used to run the business of terrorism. Terrorist training camps are being run in PoK… Pakistan will have to destroy them otherwise,” Rajnath Singh said while speaking at the 9th Armed Forces Veterans’ Day event in Akhnoor.
Haq recently echoed the long-standing terror acts of militants by calling for jihad against India and declared that his government would use all available resources to oust Indian forces from the Jammu and Kashmir region.
Rajnath Singh Slams Pakistan
Noting that more than 80 per cent of terrorists entering India are from Pakistan, Defence Minister Rajanath Singh said, “Our Muslim brothers have sacrificed their lives fighting against terrorism.”
“The war between India and Pakistan was fought in Akhnoor in 1965. India succeeded in thwarting the efforts of the Pakistani army. Pakistan has been promoting illegal infiltration and terrorism since 1965. Cross-border terrorism would have ended in 1965 itself, but the then central government was unable to convert the tactical advantage gained in the war into a strategic advantage,” he said.
Singh on Tuesday hoisted a 108-foot national flag and inaugurated a heritage museum in the Akhnoor border belt of Jammu.
Singh, accompanied by the chief of defence staff (CDS), was received by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and senior officers amid tight security.
He participated in the 9th Armed Forces Veterans’ Day programme celebrated at the Tanda Artillery Brigade. The museum showcases weapons used in various wars in J-K and sculptures of war heroes.
