Addressing a huge gathering in the presence of the State Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khatar and other BJP leaders, Rajnath Singh said the only issue that remains to be discussed with Islamabad is the contested "Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir".
“Many say we should talk to Pakistan. On what issue...what are the issues on which we should talk to Pakistan? Why should we talk to Pakistan? Talks can only be held when Pakistan stops exporting terrorists, we have no issue to talk to Pakistan, until it stops exporting terrorists. Our neighbour wants to weaken us through terrorists. We will give befitting reply to them. Even if we would talk to Pakistan, it would only be on Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir", said Singh.
हरियाणा में कालका से मुख्यमंत्री श्री @mlkhattar के नेतृत्व में भाजपा की ‘जन आशीर्वाद यात्रा’ प्रारम्भ हो रही है। इस अवसर पर मैं कालका में हूँ, जहाँ से यात्रा को झंडी दिखा कर रवाना किया जाएगा। हमसे जुड़िये https://t.co/3qOb2SfT6A
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) August 18, 2019
Rajnath Singh claimed, Pakistan is knocking on the doors of other countries to help it out. It also threatens India now and then and New Delhi is capable of giving a befitting response to any misadventure by Pakistan.
On 5 August, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind signed a decree removing Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that had ensured a special status for Jammu and Kashmir. Under the new Indian government initiative, Jammu and Kashmir will be divided into two territories.
India and Pakistan have contested the Kashmir region, the southern part of which lies in India's Jammu and Kashmir, since the end of British rule in 1947. Despite a ceasefire reached in 2003 following several armed conflicts, instability in the region continued, leading to the emergence of various extremist groups. Tensions increased earlier this year when the Indian military conducted airstrikes in response to an attack allegedly orchestrated by a terrorist group reportedly based on the Pakistani side of Kashmir.
