Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that India will enter Pakistan to kill a terrorist who after commiting a crime in India take refuge across the border.
Singh further said India wants healthy relations with its neighbours, but if someone dares India and commits terrorist acts, they won’t be spared. He was speaking with Network18.
“20 terrorists ko maara hai? Koi bhi terrorist hamare padosi desh se yadi Bharat ko disturb karne ki koshish karega, ya yahan par aatankwadi harkatein karega, to uska muh tod jawab denge. Yadi woh bhaag kar Pakistan mein jayega, to Pakistan mein ghus kar maarenge (Did you say we killed 20 terrorists? If any terrorist from Pakistan tries to disturb India, or commits terrorist acts here, we will give a befitting response. If he runs away to Pakistan, we will go there and kill him),” he said.
The Defence Minister was responding to a question based on the report by UK-based The Guardian newspaper, claiming that the Indian government had ordered the killing of 20 people in Pakistan and that “India is influenced by agencies like the KGB and the Mossad”.
When asked out PM Modi’s “ghar mein ghus ke maarenge” comment the previous day, Singh said: “Pradhanmantri ji ne jo kaha hai bilkul sach kaha hai. Aur yeh taakat hai Bharat ki, Pakistan bhi isse samajhne laga hai (Yes, the PM is absolutely right. India is now capable of doing that, and Pakistan has also started realising this).”
