AMRITSAR : Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said a desperate Pakistan would not hesitate from using its nuclear arsenal against India if faced with an imminent defeat in a conventional war.
SAMEER SEHGAL/HTChief minister Amarinder Singh performing kar sewa at the Durgiana Temple sarovar in Amritsar on Monday.Speaking to mediapersons at the Durgiana Temple in Amritsar where he performed kar Sewa, Amarinder said both the two countries are nuclear powers and cannot afford a full-scale war. “It’s not in either country’s interest to use the weapons of destruction. But Islamabad could indulge in such a misadventure if faced with defeat,” he said.
The CM, who was accompanied by school education minister OP Soni, revenue minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria and Amritsar MP Gurjit Singh Aujla, said the Indian Air Force (IAF)’s strikes at a terror launch pad has proven country’s resolve to deal with the problem. Local bodies minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who represents the Amritsar (East) segment in the Punjab assembly, was conspicuous by his absence.
Refusing to comment on the number of terrorists killed in the strikes, he said, “No matter how many were killed, the message has gone out loud and clear – that India will not let the killing of its soldiers and innocent citizens go unpunished.”
The CM announced ₹1 crore for the development of the Durgiana Temple. Kar sewa at the sacred pool (sarovar) of temple was performed on the occasion of Mahashivratri after 20 years. This is third kar sewa to clean the sarovar, in which lakhs of devotees from around the world are expected to participate. The earlier ones were held in 1999 and 1975.
