NEW DELHI: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday stated that the region from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to Gilgit-Baltistan is an integral part of India, adding that currently, it’s under the illegal occupation of Pakistan.
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, “Gilgit-Baltistan is under illegal occupation by Pakistan and is now going to make it a state on which our government has said in two words that from PoK to Gilgit-Baltistan is an integral part of India.”
“We did not want India to be divided but it was done. You are also aware of the Hindu-Sikh-Buddhist who remained in Pakistan and how they have been dealing with them. We enacted a citizenship law for minorities facing religious persecution there,” he also tweeted.
Taking a jibe at the Congress over the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, Singh stated that earlier the party had pointed a finger at PM Narendra Modi but after Pakistan revealed their involvement they have gone silent. “The Pulwama attack was said to be lewd by the Congress. Prime Minister Modiji was suspected. Three days ago in the Assembly of Pakistan, the Pakistan minister himself revealed what had happened in Pulwama. Why are the Congress silent now?” he further tweeted.
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