Rajnath slams CPI(M) promise to dismantle nuclear weapons
Committee (TPCC) senior vice-president G. Niranjan, in which he had alleged that Mr. Rao made vulgar, derogatory, and objectionable remarks against the Congress party. He also allegedly threatened violence, stating that the Congress leaders would have their throats bitten if they did not provide a bonus of ₹500 per quintal of paddy to farmers.
The Commission cautioned Mr. Rao to strictly adhere to the provisions of the MCC in all public addresses and statements.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday questioned the intention behind the Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s poll manifesto promise to dismantle nuclear weapons in the country and demanded to know the stance of the Congress on the issue.
Mr. Singh said any talk of dismantling nuclear weapons amounted to playing with national security and there was a “deep-rooted conspiracy to weaken the country”. He accused the Left and the Congress, allies in the INDIA bloc, of trying to weaken the country.
Speaking at a campaign meeting in Kasaragod, Mr. Singh said the Congress should clarify its stand on the CPI(M)’s promise as it was the Indira Gandhi government which kicked o£ the country’s nuclear programme in 1974.
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