India will meet one Pakistani bullet with countless bullets, says Rajnath Singh

India wants peaceful relations with Pakistan, but New Delhi has told its security forces that if one bullet comes from across the border they should fire countless bullets to retaliate, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said in Tripura on Saturday night.

“I have given standing orders to our forces to shoot limitless bullets to retaliate a single fire on our territory by the Pakistani forces,” he said at an election rally on the outskirts of state capital Agartala.

“As our neighbour, we do not want to attack on Pakistan first. We want to live with peace and harmony with our all neighbours. But, most unfortunately Pakistan is trying to tear down Jammu and Kashmir and continue attacks on our forces and Indian territory,” he added.

Hitting out at the Left Front government in Tripura, Singh said during its 25 year uninterrupted rule it did nothing for the state’s development, economic prosperity and the removal of poverty and unemployment.

“During CPI-M’s 35 years rule in West Bengal, they ruined that state, and if the Left parties after the February 18 assembly polls are allowed to rule Tripura further, they would destroy the future of the state and its people,” he alleged.

He said only the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can develop the country and the northeastern states, including Tripura.

“BJP and its allies are now ruling 19 states in India. Why so many states are under BJP and its allies’ governance? Because people of these states trust BJP and people sincerely believe that only BJP can remove their poverty and provide jobs to the youth.”

Singh said Tripura has huge natural resources and if the BJP comes to power in the state, it would make this northeastern state “number one” in India.

“You have given scope to the Left parties in Tripura many times, give scope to the BJP once this time to rule for genuine development of the state with all-round growth of all sections of people,” he said.