Making it clear that the armed forces in Kashmir have complete power to shoot at those wielding guns Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said, “”When I took over as the Defence minister, the first thing I told them (soldiers) that if you see machine gun or pistol in anyone’s hand, don’t expect that he has come to say hello to you. Before you get martyred, you should eliminate him.”
He has also claimed that the morale of the Army has gone up since Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has come to power in the Centre.
“In Kashmir our army was fighting with the terrorists. Congress government had given them direction that till they (terrorist) fires bullet on you, you don’t retaliate,” said Parrikar addressing BJP’s election rally at Vasco, last evening. “
While talking about the intense ceasefire violations by Pakistan, Parrikar said the Indian troops have complete power and they are giving apt reply to the enemy.
“Our soldiers now don’t need to seek permission from the Defence Ministry to fire at the person who fires at them. They have complete power and they are giving apt reply to our enemy. I feel bad that some of our soldiers are martyred,” the former chief minister said.
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