'Thand Rakh...': Union Minister VK Singh Says POK Will Merge With India on Its Own Soon
He made the comments when asked about the demands of Shia Muslims in PoK seeking the opening of the border crossing with India
The Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will merge with India “on its own" soon, according to Union Minister and former Army chief General VK Singh. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader’s comment came when he was asked about his party’s stand on the demands of people in POK to merge the region with India.
“POK apne aap Bharat ke andar aayega. Thoda thand rakh. (PoK will merge with India on its own, wait for some time), the Union minister for State said while addressing the media in Rajasthan’s Dausa during BJP’s Parivartan Sankalp Yatra (PSY) programme there.
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He made the comments when asked about the demands of Shia Muslims in PoK seeking the opening of the border crossing with India.
The Union minister also spoke about the success of the recently concluded G20 Summit under India’s presidency and said the grandeur of the event has given India a unique identity on the world stage. The country has proved its mettle in the world, he said.
“The G-20 meeting was unprecedented. It has never been done before nor any other country except India can organise a summit like this. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has proved its mettle in the world. The G-20 group includes all the powerful countries of the world," Singh said.
Further, coming down heavily on the Rajasthan Government over the law and order situation, the minister alleged that under the current Congress government, the state is troubled by the poor law and order situation.
“This was the reason why the BJP had to organise the Parivartan Sankalp Yatra to go among the people and listen to them. The people want a parivartan (change) and they are coming with us on this yatra and have made up their mind to bring about change," he said, adding that the yatra is getting immense public support across the state.
On the question about the BJP’s chief minister’s face in the state for the upcoming assembly elections, V K Singh said that the BJP does not declare the chief minister’s face wherever elections are held, but contests elections only on the charisma of the Prime Minister. “Everyone should assume that the party will give opportunity to such leaders who are good, useful and on whom the public has confidence," he said.
(With ANI Inputs)
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