Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said India would have given a larger bailout package to Pakistan than sought by Islamabad from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had the neighbouring nation maintained friendly relations with New Delhi.

Addressing an election rally in the Gurez assembly segment of the Bandipora district, Singh referred to the Prime Minister’s Development Package for Jammu and Kashmir announced in 2014-15 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Reiterating the promises made in the BJP’s election manifesto, Singh said that as the Defence Minister, he assures the gathering that if Faqeer Mohammad Khan, the BJP candidate, wins in the elections, then more people from Gurez will be recruited in the Indian Army.