PM Modi also accused Congress of wanting to make money from defence deals even if it meant hurting morale of military.
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday hit out at the Congress party, saying national security and defence sector were either a punching bag or a funding source for it.
“For the Congress, national security and the defence sector is either a punching bag or a funding source,” he said in an interaction with BJP workers from Tamil Nadu through video conference from New Delhi.
The Prime Minister alleged that the (Congress) leaders mock at the surgical strike on the one hand while on the other, they have looted defence sector from the jeep scam back in the 1940s and 50s to the Bofors in the 80s, the AgustaWestland and submarine scam, among many others.
“All they see is the way to make money even if it means the morale of our forces is diminished,” Modi said.
“We are proud of our forces and have faith in them,” the Prime Minister said.
During an election campaign in Rajasthan recently, Modi had slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for “raising doubts” over the cross-border surgical strike carried out by the Army in September 2016.
He had alleged that the military operation left the opposition party dejected instead of elated.
His jibe at the Congress came after Gandhi accused him of shaping the Army’s surgical strike across the LoC into a “political asset” and being “unsuccessful” in creating job opportunities for the youth.- PTI
Prof PK Sharma,Freelance Journalist, Barnala(Punjab)
Congress Party and its Chief Rahul Gandhi need not worry about Lok Sabha Polls 2019 campaign as both have a very
passionate- habitual well-wisher as well as natural campaigner in Mr.Narendra Modi for them ! He has been instrumental
in patting up the back of Rahul Gandhi and his Congress Party contributing in the success of Rahul Gandhi led Congress Party
in the recent assembly polls of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh by dint of his utterances up to a great extent !
NaMo cannot help it as his Chennai utterances are the latest example of this boundless love and affection for the Congress and
Rahul Gandhi family !
Come what may Congress Party and Rahul Gandhi family will continue to haunt ” fifty six inched chest man ” that is NaMo !
The fact cannot be denied that Congress and Rahul in the run upto the ensuing Lok Sabha Polls-2019 are very well poised to get unsolicited and free of cost campaign courtesy: NARENDRA MODI !
Prof PK Sharma,Freelance Journalist
Pom Anm Nest,Barnala (Punjab)