NEW DELHI – Describing the situation along Indo-Pak border as “tense”,Director General of Border Security Forces K K Sharma on Thursday said thathe asked his troops to retaliate with “full force” and “teach them alesson”, Indian Express has reported.
“We can describe the situation as tense. Earlier, there had been firingalong the Line of Control and now they have started firing along theinternational border as well,” Sharma said.
After paying his tributes to BSF head constable A Suresh, who was killed inunprovoked Pakistan firing on Wednesday night, he said, “martyrdom of ASuresh will not go waste”.
Terming his death as “unfortunate”, Sharma said that the BSF constable wasstruck by a bullet which appeared to have passed through a small gap in hisbunker.
“Is tarah ki yudh ki sithati mein, aap isko occupational hazards keh sakteyho (In such a war like situation, one can describe it as occupationalhazards),” he said. “To avoid casualties due to sniper fire, we haveprovisions for bulletproof helmets and jackets for the troops, but eventhen many parts of the body remain exposed,” Sharma added.
“We had retaliated causing huge loss of life and property to them,” hesaid. Pointing out that the BSF never violates ceasefire but onlyretaliates to violations from the other side, he said that “we are apeace-loving country and we do not want to create war-like situation”.
“However, we are more than prepared to meet any situation on the border,whether infiltration or ceasefire violation,” Sharma said.