We gave a free hand to Army to teach enemy a lesson: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented a memento during a public meeting in Churu of Rajasthan on Friday.
Recalling the 2019 Balakot air strike, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the enemy knows that the new India is not shy of entering its territory to give a befitting reply to acts of terror.
Addressing an election rally at Churu in Rajasthan, Mr. Modi said the Congress was soft on terrorism when it was in power, and kept the hands of soldiers tied.
Attacking the Congress for “not allowing” the Army to respond to the enemy’s attacks, he said, “The soldiers kept demanding ‘one rank, one pension’, but it did nothing. My government gave a free hand to the Army to retaliate and teach a lesson to the enemies on the borders. The new India is today capable of killing the enemy.”
Mr. Modi reprimanded the Congress for demanding proof of the 2016 surgical strike by the Army in Pakistan, and said the Opposition party had insulted the armed forces and divided the country by its stance.
Calling upon the people to vote for BJP candidate and paralympics player Devendra Jhajharia in Churu, Mr. Modi attacked the Opposition’s alliance and said the members of the INDIA bloc had called Lord Ram “imaginary”.
“The Congress has openly insulted our faith by questioning the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. It has even issued an advisory asking the party workers to stay tightlipped if there is any discussion on Ram temple,” he said.
‘10 years a trailer’
Mr. Modi also targeted the Congress over its manifesto released on Friday, saying the BJP had brought out a ‘Sankalp Patra’ (document of resolve) for elections, rather than just an announcement, as done by the Opposition party.
The Prime Minister said the development works taken up by his government in the last 10 years were “a trailer and a lot more is yet to come”.