India’s weapon system is safe, secure and reliable- Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday asserted that India’s weapon system is safe, secure and reliable. He said, the government accords top priority to the safety of weapon systems. Making a statement in both the Houses of Parliament over the inadvertent firing of Missile last week, Singh said, the country’s safety procedures and protocols are of the highest order and are reviewed from time to time. He added that India’s Armed Forces are well-trained, disciplined and well experienced in handling such systems. Singh said Standard Operating procedures (SOPs) for operations, maintenance and inspection of such systems were being reviewed. Singh said if any shortcoming is found, the same would be immediately rectified.

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The Minister expressed regret over the inadvertent firing of a Missile that landed in the territory of Pakistan. However, it did not cause any damage. He informed the House that a high-level enquiry has been ordered in this matter and the government has taken this matter seriously. The Minister said, the exact reason for the incident will come out after the enquiry.

Pakistan on Tuesday reiterated its demand for a joint probe with India over the recent incident of ‘inadvertent' missile launch into its territory, with Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the Pakistan foreign minister, describing as ‘incomplete and insufficient,’ defence minister Rajnath Singh's statementin Parliament.“What the Indian defence minister said in the Lok Sabha is insufficient and incomplete. It is not enough to satisfy Pakistan. I reject that and demand a joint probe,” Qureshi said in a press conference in Islamabad.