No respite in border firing, will be constrained to revoke ceasefire: MoS Home Hansraj Ahir

After India and Pakistan DGMS announced a ceasefire agreement last week, minister of state for home affairs(MoS) Hansraj Ahir said the government will be "constrained to revoke the ceasefire agreement" in view of cross-border firing.

In the latest incident, two BSF personnel were killed after Pakistani troops opened fire in Akhnoor, Kanachak and Khour sectors of Jammu district on Sunday. The sudden firing led to the death of Assistant Sub-inspector Satya Narayan Yadav and Constable Vijay Kumar Pandey. At least 13 people were injured during the cross-border firing.

Speaking about the incident, Ahir said: "We had decided to suspend operations in view of Ramzan. However, there is no respite in cross-border terrorism and ceasefire violations on the part of Pakistan," adding,"we will be constrained to revoke the ceasefire agreement."

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MoS Ahir added that India will continue to follow the "no-first-strike" policy.

Meanwhile, BSF's Jammu frontier IG Ram Awtar said Islamabad says one thing and does another.

India and Pakistan DGMOs last week had agreed to implement the ceasefire pact of 2003 in "letter and spirit".

"Suddenly, Pakistan started firing around 1.15 am, injuring two of our personnel who later succumbed,"BSF IG Awtar said. Indian troops stationed at the border returned fire, he informed.

"After every incident, we do a detailed study and accordingly take precautionary measures for the future. This incident of cross-border firing will be probed as well," the BSF IG said.