Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the success tale of Indian armed forces during the Kargil conflict of 1999 in effect symbolises the victory of country’s discipline and the martyrdom and win will continue to inspire the country for long time to come.
“Pakistan had experimented with Kargil, because they thought international community will come in and a new line of border – “nayi rekha” – will be created. But they did not presume that India will retaliate in the manner it was done,” Prime Minister said.
Addressing a function organsied to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, Mr Modi said the victory also symbolises the victory of the sense of duty of every Indian.
He lashed out at Pakistan for its proxy war vis-a-vis terror menace and maintained that “those who believe in human rights must stand with the armed forces to fight the terror menace”.
Mr Modi said that under the leadership of the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Pakistan was given a befitting response during the Kargil conflict.
“Pakistan shuru se hi Kashmir ko lekar chhal karta raha (From very beginning, Pakistan has been pursuing its well known policy of duplicity and double standards),” Mr Modi said.
He said Islamabad had tried the same games in 1947, 1965 and 1971 as well, “but in 1999 during Kargil conflict, their tricks were exposed”. (UNI)
