India ready to cross LoC to maintain its honour: Rajnath Singh
The Hindu
India ready to cross LoC to maintain honour/dignity, says Rajnath Singh on Kargil Vijay Diwas; urges public to support soldiers directly in battlefield if needed. Kargil War imposed on India, soldiers sacrificed lives, says Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 said India is ready to cross the Line of Control (LoC) to maintain its honour and dignity, and called upon civilians to be ready to support the soldiers in such a situation.
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Citing the example of the Russia-Ukraine war, he said the war has been going on for more than a year because civilians have stepped up and are participating in the war.
Mr. Singh was speaking at the Kargil War Memorial here on the occasion of the 24th Kargil Vijay Diwas. Earlier, he paid laid a wreath at the memorial to pay tributes to the soldiers who laid down their lives in the 1999 Kargil war.
Mr. Singh said the Kargil war was imposed on India.
"We were backstabbed by Pakistan... the war was imposed on India. I salute our brave sons who put the country first and sacrificed their lives," he said.
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