PM talks tough on terrorism
Modi says those exporting terror will be given strong answers in the language they understand
LONDON: In a warning to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that India will not tolerate those who like to export terror and will give back strong answers, as he referred to the 2016 surgical strikes conducted across the LoC.
Modi, during the ‘Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath’ programme at the iconic Central Hall Westminster, said when “someone has put a terror export factory in place and makes attempts to attack us from the back, Modi knows how to answer in the same language”.
Answering a question on the surgical strikes from a member of the audience who had speech disability, the Prime Minister said, “Those who like exporting terror, I want to tell them that India has changed and their antics will not be tolerated. We believe in peace. But we will not tolerate those who like to export terror. We will give back strong answers and in the language they understand. Terrorism will never be accepted,” he said.
A RAPE IS A RAPE, NO POLITICS OVER ISSUE
With multiple rape cases of minor girls sparking nationwide outrage, Modi said there should be no politics over the issue.
“A rape is a rape. How can we tolerate this exploitation of our daughters? But can we compare the number of rapes in different governments? We cannot say there were this many rapes in our government and that many in yours. There cannot be a worse way to deal with this issue,” he said.
Calling it the evil of not just the individual but also of the society, the Prime Minister said people need to teach their sons to treat girls with respect.
He said the cases of rapes was a cause of concern for the whole nation and one should remember that the one “committing the sin” is someone’s son.
“That’s why I presented this issue from the Red Fort in a new way. I had said that if a daughter comes late, parents ask where had she gone sand why. Whom did she meet? Everyone asks their daughters, but you should also ask your sons where had they been,” Modi said.
‘I AM SERVANT OF 125 CRORE INDIANS’
Modi said that his life at the railway station was about his personal struggles and the person in the Royal Palace here was the ‘Sevak’ (servant) of 125 crore Indians. “The person in the railway station was Narendra Modi. The person in the Royal Palace in London is the Sevak of 125 crore Indians,” said Modi during an interactive session at the Central Hall in Westminster when he was asked about his journey from a railway station to the palace here.
“My life at the railway station taught me so much. It was about my personal struggles. When you said Royal Palace, it is not about me but about the 125 crore people of India,” he said. “The railway station is a special part of my life as it made me go through the struggles of life from being a common man to the Prime Minister. People are equivalent to Gods in a democracy and if they wish even a teaseller can become their representative and shake hands at the Royal Palace,” he added.