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With ISIS, Pak flags will be treated as anti-nationals, says Army chief Rawat; MoS Home second him

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With ISIS1Army Chief Bipin Rawat on Wednesday issued a strong warning to those who back terrorists during counter-insurgency operations.

“Those who obstruct our operations during encounters and aren’t supportive will be treated as overground workers of terrorists,” the Army chief said while paying tributes to the martyred soldiers in Delhi.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday endorsed Army Chief Bipin Rawat’s statement on tough action against those creating hurdles during anti-terror operations in Kashmir, saying country’s interest is supreme.

“There should be action against the stone pelters and whoever works against national interest as national interest is supreme,” he told reporters here.

Rijiju’s comments came after General Rawat said on Wednesday that hostile conduct of locals was causing higher casualties in the Kashmir Valley and those attacking security forces during anti-militancy operations will be treated as “anti-nationals” and will face “tough action”.

“Whatever the Army Chief has said, he has said that in national interest. There is no need to misinterpret it. There is nothing wrong in the Army Chief’s statement,” he said.

Asked about the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Minister of State for Home said he would not like to comment on the routine law and order matters.

General Rawat’s statement came a day after four army personnel, including a Major, were killed in two separate encounters in the Kashmir Valley.

Four terrorists were also gunned down in the encounters on Tuesday.

The opposition National Conference in the state on Thursday dubbed as “tragic” the Army Chief’s warning of tough action against stone-pelters and said the government needs to engage politically the “alienated” youths of the Valley.

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