New Delhi/Fatehgarh/Srinagar/Hyderabad: In the wake of attack on a CRPF convoy in Kashmir, Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday clearly accused Pakistan of trying to destabilise India even as he said lapses, if any, in yesterday's incident would be looked into and status of infiltration ascertained.
“An attempt is being made by these terrorists and our neighbouring country to destabilise India. I call upon Indian youth to stand up to face such forces and we should greet and welcome the bravery of our security people and the way they are working with such valour and courage,” Mr Singh said without naming any country.
Praising security personnel for successfully eliminating two terrorists involved in Saturday’s attack, he said, “I have asked the home secretary to send a two-member committee to Pampore to look into any lapses so that we can correct it in the future and our jawans do not face martyrdom in such incidents.” Mr Singh also said security forces have “standing orders” not to fire the first bullet, but “not count bullets while retaliating”.
Mr Singh said India would win against terrorism and no power could prevent it from that. “We will win against terrorism,” Mr Singh said.
Expressing great pain at the ambush of eight CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, Mr Singh said the brave security personnel gunned down the two terrorists.
Saying that the approach of the neighbouring country was not like what it should be, Mr Singh recalled he gave “standing orders” to the director general after the killing of five citizens by Pakistani Rangers on the borders one-and-a-half years ago.
Mr Singh went on to say that when the DG had told him that there was no response from Pakistan even after the Indian side showed white flag for dialogue, he had given standing orders that while no bullet should be fired first, but if any bullet was fired from that side (then) “forget the count of the bullets fired” by us.
