CM hails POK strikes
SHILLONG: Hailing the Centre and the Army for the surgical strikes in Pakistan Occupied Kaashmir on Thuersday, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said the Government should act tough against militants in the Northeastern states.
Speaking to media persons here on Friday, Sanma said similar situation exists in the North East and beyond the international boundaries of the region. “The Centre should deal with the installations of anti-national elements on foreign soil since going beyond the international boundary is not a state subject,” the Chief Minister said. Sangma said the surgical operations were appropriate in dealing with terrorists and the Centre should continue to be aggressive in this regard.
Stating that such operations were conducted even in the past without sharing it with the media, Sangma said any effective measure resorted to by the security agencies in the interest of the nation has to be welcomed and appreciated.
In a first, India carried out surgical strikes on seven terror launch pads across the LoC with the Army inflicting “significant casualties” on terrorists preparing to infiltrate from POK days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned that Uri attack would not go unpunished.
Seven terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) were targeted by the Army on the intervening night of September 28 and 29 in a nearly five-hour-long operation during which heliborne and ground forces were deployed, defence sources said on Thursday.
Meanwhile, a PTI report from New Delhi quoting Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that all attempts are being made to secure the release of an Indian soldier, who inadvertently crossed over to Pakistan.
Singh also said that Delhi will take up the matter with Islamabad for his early release. Indian Army sources had said on Thursday that “one soldier had inadvertently crossed over to the other side of the LoC.
