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New Delhi,
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said India had been offering its hand of friendship, but Pakistan was repeatedly targeting Indian border villages.Speaking to the mediapersons on the sidelines of a BJP function, he said, “Pakistan is our neighbouring country and we want good relations with all our neighbours. Pakistan should stop ceasefire violations.”He wondered why Pakistan was continuously indulging in ceasefire violations, despite having suffered badly every time.“While we are offering our hand of friendship to Pakistan, it is continuously indulging in ceasefire violations. We made a beginning by inviting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the swearing-in of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (in May 2014), who shook hands with him offering not just friendship but also hoping to unite hearts. Despite that, Pakistan is indulging in ceasefire violations repeatedly,” he said.He said India has taken all necessary steps to strengthen security to ensure there is no repeat of a 26/11 incident.“We have strengthened our security on all fronts,” he said, adding that security arrangements would be in place as usual for Republic Day where US President Barack Obama will be the chief guest in Delhi.Pakistan troops have indulged in heavy mortar shelling and firing on several Border Security Force (BSF) posts along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Kathua sectors since last night, leaving a woman dead and several injured.Rajnath Singh yesterday instructed the BSF to retaliate in adequate measure.
