Home minister Rajnath Singh told Pathak to rush to Jammu on October 6 after firing intensified on the eve of Eid. Sources said Modi spoke to Pathak on multiple occasions while he was in Jammu, exhorting him to raise the morale of his forces and hit back with heavy retaliatory fire.
"It is rare for a PM to speak directly to the BSF chief ...
Usually the home minister or the home secretary remain in touch with the DG. But this time, from national security advisor Ajit Doval to the home
minister and the PM, he was the direct go-to man," one of the persons said.
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