US reacts to PM Modi’s ‘ghar me ghus kar’ remark
Washington: The United States on Wednesday stated that India and Pakistan should seek resolution through dialogue, while reiterating the country’s non-interference stance regarding the allegations of India’s anti-terror operations on Pakistani soil.
Top US government official Matthew Miller stated that the country encourages both India and Pakistan to “avoid escalation”.
“So as I have said before, the United States is not going to get in the – into the middle of this, but we do encourage both India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue,” US State Department spokesperson Miller said when asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent statement that “India will not hesitate to cross borders to kill terrorists”.
A report by the British newspaper The Guardian on April 5 alleged that India carried out multiple targeted assassinations in Pakistan. New Delhi rejected the claims as “false and malicious anti-India propaganda”.
Days after the report, addressing a public rally in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh, PM Modi said “Today, there is a strong government in the country. Under this mazboot Modi sarkar, atankwaadiyon ko ghar mein ghus ke mara jata hai (Under the strong Modi government, terrorists are being killed by entering their homes).”
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has also said the government won’t spare terrorists who try to disturb the country’s peace and that they would be hunted even if they run back to Pakistan.
The U.S. had earlier said that they won’t intervene in the India-Pakistan dispute over the assassination allegations.
