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"Even today, I am asking for the proof. Let the government of India show (the proof). The BJP makes false propaganda that is why people are asking for it," said Rao "The BJP is using surgical strike politically. The Army is fighting at the border. If anyone is dying, it's Army personnel, and they should be given credit for it, not BJP," he said. Rao's comments come at a time when he is engaged in a row with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the issue of proof on surgical strikes. Assam Chief Minister on Friday had said, "Look at the mentality of these people. General Bipin Rawat was the pride of the country. India conducted the surgical strike in Pakistan under his leadership. Rahul Gandhi demanded proof of the strike. Did we ever ask you for proof of whether you are Rajiv Gandhi's son or not? What right do you have to demand proof from my Army?" Following Sarma's comments, Telangana Chief Minister urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP chief Jagat Prakash Nadda to sack the Assam CM over his comments on Rahul Gandhi. Hitting back at KCR, Sarma took a dig at Rao by saying that it shows their mindset. "I believe that questioning the Army whether they have carried out the surgical strike or not is the biggest crime. He (Telangana CM KCR) got agitated by my comment on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi but not by Rahul Gandhi's comment on our Army," Sarma said. Notably, the Indian Army had conducted a surgical strike in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in Septembe...

During his monthly radio address, Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had reminded the nation about the strikes. "Four years ago, around this time, the world witnessed the courage, bravery and valour of our soldiers during the surgical strike. Our brave soldiers had just one mission and goal - to protect the glory and honour of mother India at any cost. They did not care for their lives, at all. They kept moving on the line of duty and we all witnessed how they returned victoriously. They made mother India proud," PM Modi had said. The Indian Army's special forces carried out the mission by crossed the Line of Control (LoC) on the night of September 27-28, 2016, and destroyed the terror pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). This was in response to the suicide attack carried out by Pakistan based terrorists on an army base in Uri north Kashmir's Baramulla district o September 18 that year. Nineteen soldiers were killed in the attack. PM Modi had said that the attackers will not go "unpunished" and that they will not be forgiven and the sacrifice of 18 jawans will not go in vain. Amrinder Singh joins farmers' protest, says 'Pakistan's ISI may take advantage' | Oneindia News Accoridng to reports, the army's build-up for the strikes began on September 24. The special forces squads set out for the mission armed with night-vision devices, Tavor 21 and AK-47 assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, shoulder-fired missiles, Heckler and Koch pistols, high explosive gren...