Army will stage no coup, says Modi

TIRUPUR

(Tamil Nadu): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday an army coup would never happen in India apparently referring to alleged planting of false stories that the army under the then chief V.K.Singh had planned such a move in 2011-12.

“Few days ago, the nation showed its utter disgust at a story of how a top United Progressive Alliance minister kept pushing a narrative that our army will do a coup.

Every Indian knows that our army can do no such thing, but look at the Congress attitude,” Modi said addressing a public rally.

The prime minister’s comments come days after Union minister and former army chief V K Singh said he had written to Modi seeking a probe into the alleged planting of false stories about an attempted coup during the United Progressive Alliance-II government in 2012.

Singh had said “Indian Army loves the country and can never go against it.”

One Rank One Pension

Modi also mentioned about the government fulfilling the four decades old demand for One Rank One Pension, and said “Congress also leaves no opportunity to belittle our army.”

The prime minister said one of the Congress leaders used unpardonable language for the army chief, at a time when the Indian army went across the border to do a surgical strike.

The prime minister said the NDA government “is a government for each and every Indian. We are leaving no stone unturned for future-proofing India.”