Nation proud of you, Rajnath tells security forces in J&K
SRINAGAR:On the second day of his four-day Jammu and Kashmir visit, Union home minister Rajnath Singh told security personnel in the state the nation was proud of them and indebted for their sacrifices.
“The nation is indebted to the supreme sacrifices and no amount of money can compensate these sacrifices.
We will again make J&K into a heaven on earth and no force can stop the country from achieving this goal,” an official statement quoted Singh as saying in south Kashmir’s Anantnag town.
Singh met state police and CRPF personnel and promised bullet-proof vests and vehicles would be sanctioned for all police stations.
His visit to Anantnag on Sunday came a day after constable Imtiyaz Ahmed was killed in a militant attack on a police post less than a km from the venue where he spoke.
Singh paid tribute Ahmed and assistant sub-inspector Abdul Rasheed who was killed in Anantnag in an attack last month.
“This is not an ordinary sacrifice, this is supreme sacrifice,” Singh told the security personnel present.
“I am short of words to salute your bravery in the line of duty. Even the Prime Minister has praised your courage,” he said.
He added that the whole country was “proud” of the bravery and valour of security personnel in “facing the terrorism sponsored by the neighbouring country”. Singh also addressed a Sainik Sammelan at the CRPF 90 Battalion Camp in Anantnag. “Courage is not something that can be bought from the market; you are born with unassailable and unmatched courage,” he said, adding that government will consider providing helicopters to CRPF. He further said, “It is my aim to provide at least ₹1 crore to the families of our martyrs from the CAPFs (central armed police forces).”