New Delhi
\nStone-pelters in Jammu and Kashmir are overground workers of terror groups and should be dealt with sternly, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Saturday, a day after a 22-year-old jawan was killed in stone-pelting in Kashmir, even as he warned Pakistan to desist from supporting cross-border terrorism.<\/p>\n
Sending a tough message to Pakistan, Gen. Rawat said if Islamabad continues to support cross-border terrorism, then the Indian Army can resort to \u201cother actions\u201d too.<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event to mark the Infantry Day, the Army Chief, however, did not elaborate on what could be the possible action he was talking about.<\/p>\n
The Army had carried out \u201csurgical strikes\u201d on terror launchpads across the Line of Actual Control in Jammu and Kashmir on September 28, 2016, following a string of terror attacks on military installations in India by Pakistan-based terror groups.<\/p>\n
The Army Chief also asked Pakistan to desist from aiding and abetting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the Indian State was \u201cstrong enough\u201d to ensure that the border state remains a part of India and no one can take it away by force or any other means.<\/p>\n
On the death of jawan Rajendra Singh in stone-pelting in Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Anantnag district, Gen. Rawat reiterated his earlier stand that the stone-pelters are nothing but overground workers of terror outfits. \u201cI still say the same… If they can kill people with such acts, are they not becoming like terrorists.\u201d The 22-year-old Singh died at a hospital in Srinagar Friday after he sustained head injuries during stone-pelting by a group of youths on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to tell them that no one will benefit from stone-pelting,\u201d said the Army Chief, adding tough action should be taken against them. He said the Army has got an FIR lodged in the case.<\/p>\n
Talking about Pakistan\u2019s support to cross-border terrorism, Gen. Rawat suggested that the neighbouring country was resorting to a \u201cproxy war\u201d to avenge its defeat at the hands of India in the 1971 War when Bangladesh was liberated.<\/p>\n
The aim of Pakistan, he said, is to keep the Indian Army \u201cembroiled in this proxy war that they have lost.\u201d \u201cBut, let me assure you, Indian Army and the Indian State is strong enough to ensure that Jammu and Kashmir remain part of India… No one else can take it away by force or by any other means, because legally, legitimately J&K is an integral part of India,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Asked about the cross-border infiltration, he said Pakistan would be wise to know that by indulging in such activities, harm is coming to Pakistan only.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are capable of finishing any infiltrators who reach our side. But, if Pakistan continues to support infiltration, we can use other kind of action too,\u201d Rawat said. He said Pakistan was continuing to fuel disturbances in Jammu and Kashmir, fully knowing that they will never succeed.<\/p>\n
\u201cLegitimately, legally and by all rights, J and K is part of India. Pakistan somehow has been trying to annex this part of the country, more so after they lost East Pakistan with liberation of Bangladesh,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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