Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi deserves the credit for the country’s air strike inside Pakistan just as Indira Gandhi was honoured for the success in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
Singh hit out at the Congress for seeking evidence of theoutcome of the Balakot air strike byIndian Air Force and said the BJP-led government has been able to effectivelyisolate Pakistan for sheltering “terror elements.:
He recounted that former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayeewho was a leader of the Jan Sangh, the former avtar of BJP, had complimentedIndira Gandhi for the success in the Bangladesh Liberation war and had said theparty would not hesitate to accord its fullest cooperation to Indira Gandhi.
“Now, what is wrong in praising Modiji if he gave afitting reply to Pakistan after the Pulwama attack ?” Singh asked whileslamming the opposition parties for raising questions when there wasnation-wide “euphoria” following the air strike on terror campsinside Pakistan territory.
Singh was addressing a series of election meetings inKeonjhar, Cuttack and Puri parliamentary constituencies in Odisha which aregoing to polls in the third phase on April 23 to bolster the prospcts of BJPcandidates.
“The opposition has been seeking to know the number ofterrorists killed in the air strike. How can the jawans count the number whenthe target is a huge gathering of terrorists? … Jawans do not count bodies,it is the work of vultures.”
Claiming that the BJP government led by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has been able to isolate Pakistan in the international community,Singh said “None other than Narendra Modi can give a befiting reply toPakistan.”
Stating that India is no more weak, the senior BJP leadersaid “We do not attack anyone but if someone attacks us, we do not sparehim.
“Our policy is very clear. We do not attack any one,never try to acquire anyone’s territory. But if anyone dares to hit us we willnot sit idle,” Singh said,
Apart from strengthening the country’s security, Modi hasensured that country’s economy improved. “When BJP came to power in 2014,India’s position in terms of economy was 9th. Now within four and half years,India’s place is 6th in the world. We will be among the top three by2030,” he said.