He also wrote to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh after concluding his three-day tour of the border areas and interaction with people who had to be relocated following the Centre's advisory apprehending retaliation in the wake of army's cross-LoC surgical strikes in PoK.
"Amarinder Singh and (Arvind) Kejriwal should realise that it is not for politicos to adjudicate on strategic security matters. Amarinder and Arvind Kejriwal have tried to make the Indian army's capabilities and intent look suspect in the eyes of the world at the most critical hour.
The Chief Minister said the country was shocked to see this strange behaviour from its senior politicians "at a time when our armed forces are engaged in a huge effort on the borders to call the bluff of a hostile government of Pakistan against our country."
Badal also lashed out at those who are criticising the decisions taken jointly by the central government and the security forces.
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The Punjab government, he categorically stated, had fully implemented the directive of the Centre on the security-driven issue of "pre-emptive civilian evacuation and relocation on border areas".
Emphasising that it was not for the state governments to decide on whether or not or when to execute pre-emptive relocation," he said, "This is a highly tactical and strategic decision to be taken by the government of India on the advice of the security forces. That is how it has been done here too."
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