New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday said he has postponed his indefinite hunger strike, scheduled from March 1 in “view of the prevailing Indo-Pak situation”.
His remarks came after India struck Jaish-e-Mohammed’s(JeM) biggest camp in Pakistan early Tuesday in a major “preemptive” action killing a large number of terrorists and trainers of the Pak-based terror group preparing to carry out suicide attacks in this country. “In view of prevailing Indo Pak situation, I am postponing my upwas for full statehood of Delhi. We all stand as one nation today,” he posted on Twitter. Earlier, Kejriwal saluted the pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) after it carried out the strikes in Pakistan. “I salute the bravery of Indian Air Force pilots who have made us proud by striking terror targets in Pakistan,” Kejriwal said in a tweet.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been one of the bitter critics of Prime Minister, on Tuesday said that the entire nation is with the government and Narendra Modi at this juncture. ” Saara Desh is waqt sarkaar ke saath tha aur saara desh is waqt pradhaan mantri ji ke saath tha, kadaa action lene ki zarurat thi. The entire nation was with the government and the entire nation was with the Prime Minister , stern action was much required) he told reporters outside the House at Delhi Assembly. He said that it was an act of valour and has made the country proud of the IAF. Earlier in the day, Mr Kejriwal was among the first opposition leaders who took to twitter and hailed the bravery of IAF pilots. (PTI)
