India is not soft target anymore, says Rajnath Singh

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India is not a soft target anymore and this has been made possible due to efforts taken by the BJP-led government at the Centre. “We not only control infiltration but can also give befitting reply to terrorists across the border. This is a sea change from the policy India followed during previous governments,” Singh said during a conversation in the HT leadership summit in New Delhi. 

Singh said India has held talks with China and will continue to have dialogue to resolve border stand-off with China. There has been a “perceptional difference” regarding the issue at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China and that problems arise when agreed protocols are violated.” Singh said that the assembly election in West Bengal next year will be very good for the BJP, saying he cannot rule out a two-third majority for his party in the state. He also talked about the ongoing agitation by farmers against the three central farm laws as he extended an invitation for talks to the protesting agriculturists. “I appeal to farmers to end their protest. We are not against them and are open for talks. They should understand that the newly-passed farm laws will benefit small farmers,” he said.