India never invaded any country but Forces capable to give befitting reply if provoked: Rajnath Singh
"We have not invaded or encroached land of any other country but if someone tries to encroach an inch of India"s territory then our armed forces know how to give a befitting reply," Rajnath Singh said.
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New Delhi, Oct 2: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India believes in ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (The World is one family) and never attempted to invade any country but it will not tolerate if someone tried to encroach an inch of Indian territory as then Indian defence forces know how to give a befitting reply.
The Union Minister was addressing a gathering after unveiling a statue of freedom fighter Vir Chandra Singh Garhwali in Peethsain village in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand. "India believes in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and we have propagated this message around the world. We have not invaded or encroached land of any other country but if someone tries to encroach an inch of India's territory then our armed forces know how to give a befitting reply," he said.
Singh said India worships peace and development and under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government was working in “mission mode” from past seven-and-half years. He added that Indian soldiers should be honoured for following ‘sainik dharma’ in Galwan valley at India-China border in 2020.
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Singh said that in view of Uttarakhand’s strategic importance, the Border Road Organisation (BRO) was developing 1,000 km of roads in the state – which includes 800 km of roads near the LAC and international borders. He added that development of these roads will help local residents economically too. He also mentioned that black-topping of the road upto Mana – the last village on the Indian border – will also be completed very soon.
"To strengthen armed forces and provide better connectivity in border areas, the Border Road Organizations has taken up the task to develop more than 1000 km of road network in Uttrakhand that includes 800 km of road network along Line of Actual Control (LAC) or to other international borders. Road development will bring prosperity and boost the economy of the state. Mana, the last village of India will soon have road connectivity. The construction work is in the last phase to connect the last village with other major cities in the state," he added.
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Singh further said that the road passing through Lipulekh pass that connects India to Tibet, Nepal and China has been constructed. "The road will provide smooth passage to pilgrims to Mansarovar yatra. And also it will bring prosperity to the area. The passage will also bring Nepal close to India. Nepal is not just a neighbour but a part of the family," he added.
According to Singh, some people had tried to provoke the sentiments of people in the neighbouring nation of Nepal. Singh said, “Nepal is our brother. We don’t call Nepal just a friendly country but it is our family… we will not let pride of Nepal get hurt,” Singh said.
In reference to the change of Chief Ministers by BJP before polls, Singh said current CM Pushkar Singh Dhami is a batsman sent in to bat in the last over of a Twenty-20 match cricket match. Singh called Dhami a “dhakad ballebaj” and expressed confidence that he will rise to the expectations of the people.