A day after Pakistan announced to sever trade ties with India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said no country should get “such a neighbour”.
He reiterated former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s remark to state that no country has the privilege to change its neighbouring nation.
“Sabse badi ashanka toh hume hamare padosi ke bare mein rehti hai.Samasya yeh hai aap dost badal sakte hain magar padosi ka chunav aapke haath mein nahi hota hai. Aur jaisa padosi hamare bagal mein baitha hai,paramatma kare ki aise padosi kisi ko na mile.“, he said.
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“Our main concern is our neighbour. The problem is you can change our friends but it is not in your hands to change your neighbour. I pray that no one gets a neighbour like we have,” he said during his address to Army veteran at an event in New Delhi.
On Wednesday, Pakistan announced to cut trade and downgrade diplomatic relation with India after New Delhi abrogated special status to Jammu and Kashmir granted under Article 370 of the Constitution.
On Tuesday, Parliament approved modification in Article 370 of the Constitution which provides subjects of the state with the special right on land, government jobs, scholarship among others.
Pakistan has also announced to approach the United Nation against scrapping of the special provisions.
(With ANI inputs)