Fact Check: Did BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra really lie to martyr Paramjeet Singh’s widow?

Warning Pakistan, Sambit Patra said that this was just a glimpse of what India can do and such acts of revenge will continue to take place

By: News Desk |
May 3, 2017 2:21 pm

In a barbaric act by Pakistan, Indian Army soldier Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh and Border Security Force (BSF) Head Constable Prem Sagar were killed and their bodies were mutilated on May 1. Special forces of Pakistan Army had sneaked about 250 metres across the Line of Control (LoC) into Indian territory to carry out the ambush in Poonch district which in Jammu. However, Pakistan has denied any role in the ‘dastardly’ attack.

As soon as the news broke out, there has been a growing demand for a retaliation and appropriate response from the Indian government and security forces. A day after the mutilation of Indian soldiers, several news channels reported that India had taken revenge by killing 7 Pakistani soldiers on Tuesday. However, a report published in the Hindustan Times has quoted a senior officer with the Army’s northern command claiming that no such attack had taken place against the Pakistani soldiers.

“There was no retaliation whatsoever by us in the KG sector on Monday night. They (TV channels) go ballistic without asking us anything. We will retaliate and when we do, we will come out with an official statement,” the Army officer was quoted as saying in Hindustan Times.

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Neither the news of retaliation nor the denial was official but Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was quick to take credit of having taken revenge from Pakistan for the mutilation of Indian soldiers. In a debate on a television channel, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra claimed that two Pakistani posts were blasted by the Indian Army at the same location where Indian soldiers were killed. He also claimed that seven Pakistani soldiers have been killed in the attack by Indian forces.

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Warning Pakistan, he also added that this was just a glimpse of what India can do and such acts of revenge will continue to take place. He made the statements while assuring the wife of martyr Paramjeet Singh that justice will be meted out.

Here is what he said:

#HallaBol
हम पाकिस्तान को नही छोड़ेंगे और उनकी ईंट से ईंट बजा देंगे: @sambitswaraj
लाइव देखें https://t.co/fOz5QPkk43 pic.twitter.com/MgYWS1ZFhm

— आज तक (@aajtak) May 2, 2017

His statement did not go down well with Twitter slamming him for making ‘unfounded comments’:

@sambitswaraj और @anjanaomkashyap ने टीवी मे बैठे बैठे ७ पाकीस्तानीयो को मार डाला और चौकीया उडा दी और सेना को पता भी नहीं!! #जुठी बीजेपी

— Ravi Dangar (@ravidangar1695) May 3, 2017

@JagratiGupta3 @sambitswaraj @IndiaToday देश की सेना बोल रही है हमने कोई हमला नही किया।#नारंगी_खटमल बता रहे हैं पाकिस्तान के 7 जवान ढेर

— tarik khan (@tarikkh76337966) May 3, 2017

@sambitswaraj sir Ji jhut hi bolna tha to akele bol Lete media ke samne kyon..Sahid ki patni ko santawana hi Dena tha to KAR ke dete..Fake .

— upendra yadav (@upyadav) May 3, 2017

@sambitswaraj @timesofindia Better to make India a Safe Destination..than to be an Investment Destination. सुकमा और शहीदों का बदला कब ले रहे हो आप?

— करारा जवाब मिलेगा (@karaaarajawab) May 3, 2017

Meanwhile, India is continuing to maintain a strong stand against Pakistan. India summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit and demanded action against Pakistani soldiers and commanders responsible for the beheading of two of its security force personnel.