India, April 7 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday responded to his Pakistani counterpart's threat of hitting West Bengal's Kolkata with a stern warning, and a reminder of what happened 55 years ago.

Pakistan's defence minister Khwaja Asif on Saturday warned that his country would attack India's eastern metropolis of Kolkata if the neighbour attempted any "false flag operations".

The comments came days after Rajnath Singh warned India's "neighbours" against carrying out any "misadventures".

Asked about Asif's remarks on Tuesday at a public rally in poll-bound Bengal, Rajnath Singh asked Pakistan's defence minister to refrain from making such provocative statement, given the consequences they suffered in the 1971 war that split...