Kejriwal asks Modi to prove India carried out 'surgical strikes'

Chief Minister Delhi and Aam Admi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prove that surgical strikes took place across the Line of Control, the Indian media reported.

Narendra Modi’s vocal opponent in a video message said that Pakistan denies that a ‘surgical operation’ took place and now Modi should prove that they happened.

Kejriwal gave Pakistan’s example saying that the Pakistani Army took foreign media to the Line of Control to show that such strikes did not take place.

The AAP leader said that the United Nations also gave a statement that ‘such activity was not seen’ at the LoC., adding that a CNN report showed Pakistani government took foreign journalists to observe things at the border.

He said that the reports by BBC and The New York Times also questioned the authenticity of the strikes.

He demanded that Modi government should also take foreign media to the LoC.

Earlier, Pakistan Army after firmly denying the claims of strikes also took independent journalists to the LoC at Baghsir, 20 kilometers from Bhimber to show the situation on ground. 

DG ISPR General Asim Saleem Bajwa stressed that while Pakistan has brought journalists to the LoC and is showing them the situation on ground, India is not allowing the same access to its own people which is suspicious.

The DG stressed that choppers were on standby and if journalists wished he would fly them to any of the five stations India claims it attacked and journalists could meet the troops and even meet the population so they can see the truth for themselves.