POONCH — Defence minister Rajnath Singh lauded the people of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday for overwhelmingly taking part in the first phase of polling in the Assembly election on September 18 and said Pakistan is feeling “pain in its belly” watching democracy flourishing in the Union Territory after the abrogation of Article 370. The […]
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Join India, we consider you our own unlike Pakistan: Rajnath Singh to PoK residents
JAMMU — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked the residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to come and join India as “we consider you our own unlike Pakistan which treats you as foreigners”. Addressing an election rally in the Ramban assembly constituency in support of BJP candidate Rakesh Singh Thakur, the Union minister asserted there […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to join BJP’s election campaign in J&K on Sunday
JAMMU — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will arrive here on Sunday to join BJP’s election campaign for the three-phase Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir starting September 18, a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah wrapped up his two-day visit to the Union Territory. BJP sources said that Rajnath Singh will address an election […]
PoK ‘was, is and will remain ours’: Rajnath Singh
BALLIA (UP) — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asserted that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir “was, is and will remain ours” while also hitting out at the opposition parties for raking up the China issue. Accusing the opposition parties of spreading confusion on the China issue, he said, “India has not lost anything. We will not […]
‘There will be justice’: Rajnath Singh to families of Poonch deceased civilians
JAMMU — On a visit to Poonch-Rajouri in Jammu, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reached out to the families of the three civilians who died after being picked up for questioning after the December 21 ambush in which four Indian Army soldiers were killed and assured them that they would get justice. Singh, who […]
Have full faith army will wipe out militancy from J&K: Rajnath Singh
JAMMU — Lauding the troops for their bravery, Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said he had full faith that that the army will wipe out militancy from the soil of Jammu and Kashmir. ”I believe in your bravery and steadfastness … Militancy should be finished from Jammu and Kashmir and you need to move […]