Punjab CM: Ready to fight back

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday said the people of Punjab and our security forces “are fully-equipped to give a befitting reply to any attempt from across the border to undermine our national unity and integrity.

In his statement, the CM said that “some forces from across the border have been constantly engaged in destabilising the border-state in order to weaken the country,” adding that the state and the central security forces would deliver a strong message to the aggressors from Pakistan that “you cannot mess with India and get away with it”.

The CM also lauded the Punjab police and para-military forces in “dealing with the situation most effectively”. He said the state police and the Central agencies have ensured a relatively minimised damage from an attack of this magnitude.

“Our Army,other security forces and the Punjab police will teach the infiltrators the lesson of a lifetime,” said Mr Badal.

The CM said that our men in uniform are always in a state of full preparedness to deal with any threat to our country from any quarter.They have always kept our national flag high and the country remains proud of and indebted to them .”