If Punjab Cong chief is afraid of me, can throw me out of party: Abohar MLA Sandeep Jakhar
Chandigarh, Aug 15: A day after the Punjab Congress chief dared him to resign from the party, Abohar MLA Sandeep Jakhar on Monday said if Amrinder Singh Raja Warring is afraid of him then he can throw him out of the outfit.
He also slammed Warring, calling his outburst against him in public as immaturity while adding that he will continue to work for the welfare of people of his constituency.
Sandeep Jakhar is the nephew of former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar who had joined the BJP after quitting the Congress in May this year.
On Sunday, Warring at a public meeting here on the last leg of the six-day 'Tiranga Yatra' in Abohar had challenged Sandeep Jakhar to resign from the Congress and get a fresh mandate "if he was so confident" about voters' support in Abohar.
For the people of Abohar, it was a double celebration as apart from the 75th anniversary of Independence, they also got "freedom from the Jakhars" who had "grabbed the Congress party as if they had got it on a lifetime lease", Warring had claimed.
Warring had also lashed out at BJP leader Sunil Jakhar, accusing him of betraying the party and sabotaging its prospects in the last Assembly elections.
Responding to Warring's statement against him, Sandeep Jakhar on Monday said, It shows his immaturity.
Jakhar said the Punjab Congress chief had spoken about discipline, asking others not to raise party matters in public.
But, he himself is doing the opposite of what he earlier said, said Jakhar.
If he is afraid of Sandeep Jakhar or he has some allergy from me, or he does not like me and does not want me in the party... He is the president of the party (Punjab unit). It is his jurisdiction, give me a notice and throw me out of the party. Who stops him? Jakhar said.
Jakhar, who is a first-time legislator, said Warring had just before the byelection to Sangrur Lok Sabha poll had said that Sandeep should leave the party and now he again said this.
The Abohar MLA said he does not know whether the party wants him out or Warring wants it.
Jakhar said people of Abohar assembly constituency elected him as legislator.
In our area, we have several issues like the Kinnow crop was damaged, the cotton crop was hit by whitefly pest. I am focusing on my work, said Jakhar.
In June, Punjab Congress Warring had dared Sunil Jakhar to take his nephew along with him to the BJP, to which Sandeep Jakhar had responded, saying the grand old party can expel him but he would not resign.
The Punjab Congress has 18 MLAs in the 117-member state assembly.
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Rajnath to top commanders: Outmaneuver adversaries with strategic surprise
Jaipur/New Delhi (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday directed the top military commanders of the three services to integrate an "element of surprise" into modern warfare to outmaneuver India's adversaries and bolster strategic posture.
In his address at the joint commanders conference in Jaipur, Singh also described the Operation Sindoor as a testament to the "swift, precise, and joint response" of the Indian armed forces to safeguard national interests and called upon the military to remain ready to deal with any security challenges.
In their two-day deliberations, the commanders carried out a comprehensive review of the combat preparedness of the military in the wake of the evolving regional security situation.
Operation Sindoor was a demonstration of India's growing capabilities and a symbol of the nation's collective resolve and new military ethos, Singh said, a day after the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor.
He also unveiled a 'Joint Doctrine for Integrated Communication Architecture' that is aimed at strengthening doctrinal clarity, interoperability and integrated communications across the armed forces in future multidomain operations.
The joint commanders' conference, themed 'Military Capability in New Domains', brought together the top leadership of the defence ministry and the three services to deliberate on emerging security challenges and future readiness.
Comprehensive deliberations were held on future warfare, multidomain operations, technological transformation and joint capability development.
The conference witnessed extensive discussions on cognitive warfare, cyber resilience against evolving quantum and AI-enabled threats, military capability development in emerging domains, indigenous innovation and AI-enabled warfighting concepts.
It was attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, Chief of the Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh among others.
In his remarks, Singh asked the commanders to remain "future-ready" by learning from the operation as well as the current global security landscape.
He underscored the need to strengthen capabilities in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, data analytics and secure communication networks to stay prepared in the rapidly evolving geopolitical security scenario. He emphasised that future conflicts will increasingly be shaped by hybrid threats, information dominance and operations conducted simultaneously across cyber, space, electromagnetic and cognitive domains, according to an official readout.
Highlighting the transformative impact of emerging technologies, Singh stressed on the importance of ensuring integrated national preparedness across all spectrums of conflict, it said.
Singh's remarks at the conference came a day after the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor.
The defence minister appreciated the progress achieved in enhancing jointness, integration and technological adoption across the three services, the readout noted.
Singh said that jointness constitutes a pivotal dimension within the transformative changes sweeping across the global defence sector.
"Future wars will not be won solely through weaponry, but through innovative thinking and enhanced synergy," he said.
The defence minister exhorted the commanders to cultivate the "element of surprise" to remain unpredictable to the nation's adversaries and secure a strategic edge in any given situation.
He, however, urged them to remain vigilant of the element of surprise of the enemy and always stay two steps ahead.
Singh also reiterated the Narendra Modi government's commitment to enhancing the capabilities of the defence forces through state-of-the-art weapons and platforms. He added that special focus is being laid on research in niche domains.
During the conference, he released a documentary film on Operation Sindoor.
The film reaffirms the nation's and defence forces' commitment to operational preparedness and decisive national response capabilities.
Demonstrations of advanced systems and platforms developed for intelligence fusion, operational planning and information management were also showcased during the conference reflecting growing integration of cutting-edge technologies into joint operational structures, according to the defence ministry.
The discussions will contribute significantly towards shaping India's future military transformation and integrated operational preparedness, it said.
