Congress responds to COAS Naravane's 'Army will get PoK if Parliament says' statement

After first Congress Working Committee (CWC)'s meeting in 2020, Congress Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, on Saturday, said that Congress has maintained that Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK) is a part of India while dressing a press briefing in New Delhi. Agreeing with Chief of Army Staff General Maj Naravane's PoK remark, he said that party cant comment on statements me by COAS. Congress leer Anand Sharma too said that both parliamentary houses have opted resolutions on PoK.

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"We never comment on statements me by Army Chief. But we have maintained that PoK is part of India and ir cant be ar opinion to it," said Surjewala. Sharma ded, "Both LS & RS have opted resolutions in past that POK is part of India".

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Earlier in day, General Naravane me a huge statement regarding Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) stating that if Parliament orders for Army to take PoK, n Army will accordingly take it. While dressing Army's annual news briefing, Naravane stated that Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) can be part of India as stated by political leership. While emphasizing training, General Naravane stated that Indian Army will train for future and that is where emphasis of our training will be.

"re is a parliamentary resolution that entire J&K is part of India. If Parliament wants it, n, that area (PoK) also should belong to us. When we get orders to that effect, we'll take appropriate action," COAS said. 

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Such remarks were also me by previous COAS Bipin Rawat on several occasions. On October 25, while dressing a ceremony on launch of horary postal stamp for Siachen Warriors, Gen Rawat reiterated, "Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) is ours. When we say ‘Jammu and Kasmir as a whole’, we also mean PoK and Gilgit Baltistan". Similarly, in September, when asked about Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of State (PMO) Jitendra Singh's statements about India taking back Aksai Chin and PoK, Rawat expressed his happiness at statement ding that Centre controlled decision on such issues. 

"We are very happy listening to this statement. This is truth. We follow Government's orders on PoK. As government instructs, various establishments throughout nation will function. Army is ever rey to do as instructed by government," he said.

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