J K News Today
Jammu, February 12
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharam has said that the attack at Sunjwan military station on Saturday was launched by Pakistan based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad and declared in no uncertain terms that “ Pakistan would have to pay a very heavy price for this misadventure.”
Talking to newsmen after her hectic visit of Jammu on Monday during which she visited Sunjwan military station and also met Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti , the Defence Minister underlined that the attack would not go unpunished. “ Pakistan will have to pay a very heavy price for this ( Sunjwan attack misadventure>”
Irmala Sitharaman was very clear that the nation stands by the army and it would not let down Major Aditya Kumar and other army personnel on any FIR that has been lodged against them in Shopian firing on January 27. It implied that the Centre was against the manner in which the State government had lodged FIR against the army personnel.
She, however, did not disclose any details about her meeting with the Chief Minister . She said that the “ Chief Minister was emotionally charged,” but did not elaborate the context for her charged emotions .
