Patna,(BiharTimes): Bihar’s agriculture minister Narendra Singh on Saturday gave a clean chit to Pakistan on the killing of five Indian soldiers in Poonch border.
“I don't believe that Pakistan is responsible for the incident (killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistani army on the LoC in
Poonch district) on Tuesday,” he was quoted by news agency PTI as saying in Jamui.
Singh’s remarks followed his ministerial colleague, Bhim Singh’s statement that people join army to get martyred.
“Pakistan is our younger brother and a neighbour," he commented when asked about the firing incident in which jawans of 21st Bihar Regiment were killed when they were patrolling along LoC on Tuesday last.
However, BJP leaders took strong exception to his remarks saying it speaks "volumes on Singh’s mental bankruptcy." The minister's comments go against the Indian government’s stated position and sentiments of the people, BJP leaders Mangal Pandey and Giriraj Singh said.
"The statement is yet another case of disrespect to the supreme sacrifices made by our soldiers and grief of their families and the country as a whole," the BJP leaders said, alleging JD(U) has taken a contrary view apparently for its minority appeasement politics for vote bank.
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