Army officer press conference on the Kargil Conflict developments, in Jammu

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General Bikram Singh speaks to the media at a press conference regarding the developments in the ongoing Kargil War in Jammu and Kashmir in 1999. "Having recaptured two of the positions in the Batalik Sub-sector, our troops are executing further offensive maneuvers aimed at evicting the intruders from the pockets of intrusion. As for the last post that came in, fierce fighting is still going on in the Batalik and Dras sectors. Reliable reports indicate that in the last 24 hours, the enemy has suffered 10 army personnel killed and 12 wounded." An anti-Pakistan rally is held with the participants claiming that Pakistan supplied arms to the intruders and militants. General Bikram Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC is a retired Indian army officer who served as the 25th Chief of Army Staff