Centre has not tied forces' hands: Home Minister Rajnath Singh
The home minister was speaking in his Lok Sabha constituency of Lucknow on completion of four years of the Modi government.
New Delhi: Security forces would retaliate in case they were targeted by terror outfits in Kashmir, home minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday and reiterated that though the forces had adopted a non-combative approach during Ramzan, “their hands are not tied”.
The home minister was speaking in his Lok Sabha constituency of Lucknow on completion of four years of the Modi government.
He said the security forces had given a befitting reply to any attack and that the government had not tied their hands in the name of Ramzan. “If militants attack us, the security forces have hit back hard and we did this in the last few days, specially when we gunned down five terrorists,” Mr Singh added.
On initiating talks with separatists, the home minister clarified that the government was willing for talks with anyone, but they had to be conducted in a conducive atmosphere. Even senior functionaries have stated that while the Modi government was keen on dialogue with all the stakeholders, the talks have to be held within “four walls of the Constitution and in absence of any violence”.
The government, he said, had taken several initiatives in securing the borders with installation of radars, sensors, floodlights and even a command room.