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| More BSF troops to secure border: Shinde | | Most serious ceasefire violations in 10 years, 1 jawan killed | | Early Times Report
JAMMU | NEW DELHI, Oct 23: Pakistani troops heavily shelled 50 border outposts in Jammu frontier killing a BSF jawan in what is stated to be the most serious ceasefire violation since 2003 that prompted Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to declare that a "fitting reply" would be given.
Rattled at the spike in ceasefire violations- about 150 this year, Shinde also said today that additional BSF troops were being sent to man the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Wednesday said a fitting reply would be given against such unprovoked acts from across the border.
Mr. Shinde said additional BSF troops were being sent to man the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of continuing ceasefire violations.
"We will give a fitting reply to Pakistan," Mr. Shinde told reporters here in his reaction to Tuesday's firing by Pakistani troops on 50 BSF outposts along international border.
The firing came on the heels of a visit by Mr. Shinde to the Jammu region on Tuesday to review the situation along the border and discuss ways to deal with ceasefire violations.
Voicing concern at the heavy shelling in border areas, J and K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said no one in India was in favour of war with Pakistan but friendship cannot be a "one-sided affair".
The heavy shelling overnight in the fresh ceasefire violation came close on the heels of Shinde's visit to areas along the IB yesterday to review the security situation arising out of a rise in such incidents since October 14, in which two jawans were killed and 18 people injured.
BSF officers in Jammu said Pakistani Rangers opened fire with automatic weapons and attacked over 5O border posts (BOPs) along IB in Jammu frontier belt with mortar shells since last night.
Pakistani rangers also rained mortars in forward villages of Arnia, R S Pura and Akhnoor sectors from 7.40 PM last night, the officers said. BSF troops guarding the border line retaliated resulting in fierce exchanges of shelling and firing, which continued till this morning, they said. The injured were hospitalised.
In the exchange of fire, Mukesh Lal Meena, a Head Constable of BSF posted in BOP Chinaj, was killed and seven BSF personnel, including two officers, were injured, they said.
Addressing a public meeting near the LoC in Tangdhar, Omar said he would continue to impress upon the the Centre to take up the ceasefire violations with Pakistan and resolve the issue so that peace rules the roost on the border and on the LoC. |
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