Army lauded for surgical strike

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, September 29

The Dehradun Ex-Services League has hailed the surgical strike conducted by special Army commandos on seven terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). “Destruction of terrorist camps and elimination of several terrorists is heartening. We congratulate the Army and the Union Government for the bold action,” said Brig KG Behl (retd), patron of the Dehradun Ex-Services League, in a press release here today.

He said Army officials had been exhorting after the Uri attack that they would definitely avenge this attack but would do so at appropriate time. “This is termed a surgical attack because all precautions before and after the action had been taken. A launch pad of terrorists has totally been wiped out, killing terrorists,” he said.

“The entire country is rejoicing the successful strike where no casualties took place from our side,” he added.

Upadhyay praises Army

Uttarakhand Congress president Kishore Upadhyay has showered praises on the Army for destroying terrorists’ camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, barely 3 km from the border.

Upadhyay, in a statement issued here on Thursday, said that he, along with a delegation of state Congress leaders met President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday. He had asserted that the party was backing the Centre on the issues related to national security.

“People of Uttarakhand have always contributed to safeguarding the nation’s frontiers,” Upadhyay added.