No threat but need to be alert in Punjab: Army chief General Bipin Rawat

No threat but need to be alert in Punjab: Army chief General Bipin Rawat

Pathankot (Punjab): While maintaining that there was no immediate threat of militancy in Punjab, the Indian Army Chief, General Bipin Rawat, said on Monday that there was a need to be alert about it. “There is not much threat (of terrorism) in Punjab, but we need to be alert about it. It is better to be alert than to allow things (to go out of hand),” the Army chief said while talking to the media after a function at the Mamun Cantonment, around 250 km from Chandigarh.

Referring to the ‘Referendum 2020’ campaign started by separatist and pro-Khalistan elements from other countries, General Rawat said that the governments (center and Punjab) were fully aware of this and we're taking appropriate action. “The union government is taking full action on this. We are fully aware of what is happening. (IANS)

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