01-11-2013, 02:50 PM
Quote:http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/lo...epage=true
LoC firing: Defence Ministry ââ¬Ëclarifiesââ¬â¢, The Hindu responds
Praveen Swami replies:
I indeed erred in designating Brigadier G.S. Rawat as the head of the 19 Infantry Division; he was in fact the Brigade Commander of the 161 Brigade in Uri, which is part of the 19 Infantry Division. The error is regretted.
However, the rest of the Defence Ministry clarification makes little sense. It states that ââ¬Åas per the article, 70-year-old Reshma Bi had crossed the Line of Control on 26 September, 2011.ââ¬Â There is no such claim in the article. It in fact states that she crossed the Line of Control on September 11, 2012. That means there were barely six weeks between her departure and the firing, not sixteen months.
Secondly, the Defence Ministry disputes that the Pakistan Army made announcements over its public address system asking India to cease the bunker construction that followed. However, it does not dispute that it began constructing bunkers ââ¬â the bone of contention which led to the clash.
Finally, it states that The Hindu charged it with staging a cross-border raid on January 6, 2013. The Hindu story made no such claim: it merely states that Pakistan alleges that Indian troops staged such a raid, along with Indiaââ¬â¢s denial of this allegation.
Thus, the Defence Ministry denial concedes all key elements of The Hinduââ¬â¢s article ââ¬â i.e., that India constructed bunkers around Charonda, which provoked a Pakistani response, leading to a clash in which Pakistani soldiers were killed, and Indian soldiers were killed in retaliation.
Interestingly, the Defence Ministry does not deny other elements of the story, such as the suggestion that both sides have engaged in cross border raids, which have on occasion included beheadings.
So basically GOI should deny turds like praveens write up, because they do not have any other work. <img src='http://www.india-forum.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/angry.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':angry:' />
While the reason is entirely looks different, 5 lac announed by Hafiz saeed for Indian jawans head, this is more believable.
Quote: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/video/india...41734.html