Ready to send Army to fight terror in Pak, says Rajnath

SONIPAT/KARNAL/GURGAON: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday "offered" help to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to rein in terrorism, saying India was ready to send its Army to the neighbouring country to fight the menace if the latter "did not have the strength" to do so .
Asking Pakistan to 'honestly' fight terrorism, Singh said at an election rally at Rai in Haryana's Sonipat district: "If you want India's help, then India is ready to help in any manner to battle terrorism.If the help of Army is required (to battle terrorism), then India will even provide that." Asking Pakistan to stop using terrorism to destabilise India, he said: "Before using terrorists against India they should remember what happened in Balakot. "
At another rally in Karnal, he blamed Pakistan for the Partition in 1947 as part of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's two-nation theory. "But in 1971, your country was divided into two pieces again," Singh referred to the creation of Bangladesh, adding, "And if the situation persists, then no power can stop Pakistan from disintegrating further ."
Attacking Imran for his speech in which he had vowed to stand by Kashmiris till his last breath after the nullification of Articles 370 and 35A, Singh said Pakistan should be ready to face the consequences if it did not change its thinking. "I want to tell Imran Khan, forget Kashmir and never think about Kashmir in future."
Referring to the Balakot operation in which Indian Air Force jets had destroyed the terror hub in Pakistan, Singh said with the acquisition of Rafale jets, India was capable of "attacking deep inside" without crossing the border . Singh also criticised a section of Congress leaders who spoke out against him for performing "shastra puja" on a Rafale jet in France, saying it was a part of Indian tradition. Such criticism only strengthened Pakistan, he added.