Jaipur, March 8: Amid several reports of assault on Kashmiri students in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asked workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protect students of Jammu and Kashmir living in other parts of the country. Addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Beawar, Rajnath Singh told BJP members to come in support of Kashmiri students wherever they are targetted.
"I want to convey a message to the entire country. I heard of a few incidents against Kashmiri children. Kashmiris are, were and will remain our people. I have requested chief ministers of all states that Kashmiri students must be protected and loved," Singh said. "If somebody conspires and troubles our Kashmiri students then it's the responsibility of BJP workers to stand with the Kashmiri students," he added. Watch: Video of the Attack on Kashmiris in Lucknow.
Singh’s comments came against the backdrop of an incident in Lucknow on Wednesday when two Kashmiri dry fruit vendors were assaulted by some members of a right-wing fringe group. Four people have been arrested in connection with the incident. PM Modi Reacts to Attack on Kashmiri Dry Fruit Vendors in Lucknow.
Responding to those raising questions over the Indian air strike on terror camp in Pakistan, said brave warriors do not count bodies of those killed in an operation. "Arre sankhya poochte ho aap, kitne log maare gaye? Sankhya poochne walo se kehna chahta hun, Jo yudh-veer hota hai, maare gaye logon ki ginti nahi karta hai (You are asking what is the casualty figure? I want to tell you that brave warriors do not count bodies of those killed)," he said.
His comment came in the wake of questions being raised by various opposition parties about the casualties inflicted in the IAF strike at Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp in Balakot in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on February 26.
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