There is a ruckus in Pakistan over the supersonic missile accidentally fired by India. However, a statement was issued from India’s side on this matter and it was said to be just a mistake. It was reported that during routine maintenance, a technical snag resulted in accidental firing of the missile. Meanwhile, a statement has also come out from the US side in the matter. In its statement, the US has fully supported India’s statement and termed it as just an accident.
In fact, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said during a media interaction on Monday that the missile launch from India was just an accident. He said that there is no indication that it was anything other than an accident because you have heard from our Indian partners that it was nothing but an accident. Price said in response to a question that the Indian Defense Ministry had issued a statement on 9 March itself clarifying what had happened. We cannot comment further on this.
Meanwhile, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has also spoken on this matter in Parliament on behalf of the government. He said the incident was related to the inadvertent launch of a missile during the inspection. During routine maintenance and inspection, one missile was accidentally dropped at around 7 pm. He said that it was later discovered that the missile had fallen in the territory of Pakistan. While we are sorry for the incident, we are relieved that no one was hurt due to the accident. The government has taken this incident seriously, a formal high level inquiry has been ordered.
Earlier, India had ordered a high-level inquiry into the matter. In a statement, the central government had said that on 9 March 2022, during routine maintenance, a technical snag resulted in the accidental firing of the missile. The Government of India has taken this issue seriously and has ordered a High Level Court of Inquiry.
Let us tell you that this whole matter happened when a missile fell on March 9 in Mian Channu city of Punjab province of Pakistan. After this, it was said regrettable from India’s side. But there was a ruckus in Pakistan about this. It was said on behalf of Pakistan that the accidental fall of missile from India into Pakistani territory is a serious matter. Pakistan had reiterated the demand for a joint inquiry into the matter.