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State and central agencies regularly exchange threats to national
security scenario:CM
Sukhbir calls it “Direct attack by Pakistan on our national soil”
Chandigarh January 2 – The Punjab Chief Minister Mr Parkash SIngh
Badal said here today that the People of Punjab and our security
forces “are fully equipped to give a befitting reply to any attempt
from across the border to undermine our national unity and
integrity.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Chief Minister Mr Sukhbir SIngh Badal, who also
holds the Home Charge in the Punjab government, has said that the
terror strike was “a direct attack by Pakistan on the sacred soil of
our country and our response will be forceful and unremitting. Our
brave and highly committed, motivated and competent police and
security forces will teach a lesson to anyone eyeing our soil with
evil intentions.”
The Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister have been monitoring
the situation closely and are being regularly briefed by the security
and intelligence agencies. A full statement on the situation and its
operational details will be given after the operation is over.
In his statement, the Chief Minister said that ‘some forces from
across the border have been constantly engaged in destabilising the
border state with a view to weakening the country’. He said that
people and the government of the state were fully geared to deal with
any challenge thrown at the state and the country.
The Deputy CM in his statement said that the state and the central
security forces would deliver a strong message to the aggressors from
Pakistan that “You cannot mess with india and get away with it. ”
The Deputy CM further said that the Punjab police and the central
security forces “are dealing with the situation most effectively and
are fully on top of the aggressors . He said that the state police
had constantly shared inputs with the central agencies and this has
ensured that the damage that any such attack could cause is
minimised. “Our army,other security forces and the Punjab Police
will teach the infiltrators the lesson of their lifetime,” said Mr
Sukhbir SIngh Badal.
The Home Minister said that the our men in uniform in armed and
security forces and the Punjab Police are always in a state of full
preparedness to deal with any threat to our country from any quarter.
They have always kept our national flag flying high and the country
remains proud of and indebted to them .”
The Home minister said that the government had received inputs
that “concerted attempts are being made from across the border to
target peace in Punjab as part of their strategy to weaken the
country. However,the people and the government of Punjab have always
maintained vigilance and a state of high alert . No one who dares to
set his unholy foot on our land will be allowed to go unpunished. Our
people, our armed forces and police and para-military know
