India May Again Take ‘Out Of The Box’ Action Against Pakistan, Says Amit Shah

The Narendra Modi government may again take "out of the box" action against Pakistan if it continues to indulge in a proxy war against India, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah told the party's office-bearers at a meeting on Friday (6 January).

The Indian Army's "surgical strikes" against terrorist launch pads in Pakistan-held Kashmir and the centre's move to demonetise Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes dominated Shah’s address. "During the meet, Shah hailed the September 29 military action against terrorists and said India could again take 'out of the box' action if Pakistan persists with its policy of exporting terrorists to India," a party source told IANS.

Among the other issues discussed at the meeting were the attacks on party activists and offices in West Bengal after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in a chit fund scam. The national executive meeting, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah later in the day, assumes significance against the backdrop of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa, scheduled between 4 February and 8 March.

With inputs from IANS