Local poll authorities flagged Modi's remarks -- in which he asked first-time voters to vote for the soldiers behind the Balakot airstrike -- as a poll code violation.
The veterans expressed their outrage in a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, saying it is "unusual and unacceptable" that political leaders take credit for military operations.
Shatrughan Sinha, who joined Congress last week, says BJP now an autocratic party and he prefers the 'better party... one of Nehru-Gandhis, Patel and Manmohan'.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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