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‘Won’t get involved’, says US on PM Modi’s ‘Ghar Me Ghus Ke Maarenge…’ remark on terrorism

Narendra Modi had said, atankwaadiyon ko ghar mein ghus ke mara jata hai

April 17, 2024

US reacts to PM Modi’s ‘ghar mein ghus kar marenge….’ statement on terrorism

The United States reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh‘s recent statements where the two leaders claimed that India won’t hesitate to kill terrorists in their homes.

When questioned about Modi’s “ghar mai ghus ke maarenge” statement on terrorism, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, while addressing a press briefing, said, “As I have said before, the United States is not going to get into the middle of this. But we do encourage both India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue.”

He was responding to a question on alleged operations by India in other countries to eliminate terrorists.

The Joe Biden administration said that while the US has encouraged India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue, it would not get involved in the matter.

When asked if Modi and Singh’s comments can be seen as “confessions” on the alleged “assassination of (Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh) Nijjar in Canada, (designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh) Pannun’s murder-for-hire plot in New York, and killings in Pakistan”, Miller said the US will not get involved in the matter.

The State Department spokesperson was also questioned on why the US has not imposed any sanctions on India over the alleged plot to assassinate Gurupatwant Singh Pannun.

Miller replied, “I am never going to preview any sanctions actions, which is not to say that there are any coming. But when you ask me to talk about sanctions, it’s something that we don’t discuss openly.”

PM Modi had said, “Whenever we have had a weak government in the country, our enemies have taken advantage. Under this strong government, atankwaadiyon ko ghar mein ghus ke mara jata hai (our forces are killing terrorists on their own turf).”

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