India has started process to liberate PoJK: BJP MP

Vikram Sharma

Tribune News Service

Jammu, October 22

BJP Member of Parliament Shamsher Singh has said that Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Gilgit and Baltistan were our homes and India had initiated the process to liberate them from the illegal occupation of Pakistan.

He said the surgical strikes in PoJK to eliminate terrorists from the area were the first step by the Central government in this direction and soon the areas would be liberated. He, however, reserved his comments on the next move by the Central government to liberate the occupied areas by Pakistan, saying, “These are internal matters of the government which cannot be made public.”

The Rajya Sabha member said the Centre was considering the issue seriously.

On the opening of fire by Pakistan on both international border and Line of Control, Shamsher Singh said: “Frustrated by India’s action through surgical strikes, Pakistan has taken to its oft-repeated retaliation on borders. This is momentary and will die down soon. There is nothing much to worry about it.”

The BJP MP was speaking at the sidelines of a seminar.