Pakistan didn't even spare Diwali to violate ceasefire, says Rajnath Singh
"Pakistan should stop ceasefire violations. We have never provoked or started the firing. We have always retaliated," the Home Minister said.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday attacked Pakistan for its repeated violation of ceasefire along the international border and the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it did not even spare Diwali.
"Pakistan should stop ceasefire violations. We have never provoked or started the firing. We have always retaliated," Singh said at a ceremony at Surajpur in Greater Noida to mark the 53rd Raising Day of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
"India believes in peace. They didn't even spare Diwali," the Home Minister said.
Early morning on Diwali, Pakistan Rangers violated ceasefire several times and resorted to firing on border outposts along the International Border in Samba, Kathua and Jammu districts as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Jammu and Kashmir.
On the border dispute with China, Singh said the two countries must talk. "We should resolve the border disputes with China through talks. We also want peace but with respect," he said.
"We sleep peacefully because you guard our borders and sacrifice your lives," Singh said in his address to the ITBP jawans.
Meanwhile, Modi also saluted the ITBP personnel in a tweet. "On the Raising Day of ITBP, I salute our brave ITBP personnel. We are proud of their valour, determination and service to the Nation," Modi said.