Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said no civilians were killed in the air and surgical strikes by Indian troops on terrorist hubs in Pakistan. Moving the resolution, he said since the state assembly has been dissolved and the Election Commission has decided to hold fresh elections in Jammu and Kashmir later this year, it is essential that the President’s Rule be extended for another six months with effect from July 3, 2019.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Shah said his government had changed the approach of dealing with terrorism and was attacking its roots in Pakistan.
“Our government did air strike and surgical strike. The record should be clear before the public. No civilians were killed in these strikes,” he said.
He said that previous governments too worked on terrorism but in a different way.
“The terrorists were coming from Pakistan and were training our children. Those killed were our children and our security forces.”
He said the Modi government had changed the approach.
“We know that terrorism in Kashmir is from Pakistan. We went to their territory and attacked the roots of terrorism.”
He said during the Governor’s Rule and later President’s Rule, the government has hit at the roots of terrorism.
The state has seen bloodshed in previous elections, but things have changed, he told the House.
He urged the members to rise above party lines to support the resolution.
This is the first proposal Shah has moved in the Lok Sabha after being appointed as the home minister in the second tenure of the Narendra Modi government.
