PoK is part of India and will voluntarily return to our mainstream : Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday made it clear that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is a part of India and the people who got geographically and politically separated will, sooner or later, voluntarily return to India.

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“Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Government is committed to its resolve of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. Most of the people in PoK have a deep connection with India. There are only a few who have been misled,” Rajnath Singh said while addressing the Inaugural Plenary of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Business Summit here.

Lauding the success of Make in India during Operation Sindoor, Rajnath said the Indian Armed Forces would not have been able to take effective action against terrorism in Pakistan and PoK if the nation had not strengthened its indigenous defence capabilities.

He described Make-in-India as crucial for security and prosperity, stating that the use of indigenous systems during Operation Sindoor had proved that India has the power to penetrate any armour of the enemy.