Dehradun, Jan 28: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday recalled the surgical strike conducted by India against neighbouring Pakistan and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a message to the world that anyone who intrudes our country’s territory will have to pay a heavy price.
“After Narendra Modi ji became the Prime Minister, Pakistan committed a mistake as it thought this government is same like the previous Manmohan Singh’s one and attacked in Uri. The Narendra Modi government ordered a surgical strike (in 2016) in their own territory and took revenge of our martyred soldiers. Modi ji gave a message to the world that if anyone intrudes into our territory they will have to pay a heavy price,” Shah said, while addressing the ex-servicemen in Rudraprayag as he appealed them and the people of the state to vote BJP to power again in the forthcoming Assembly elections.
The Home Minister said the BJP government was committed to the country’s security and welfare of the soldiers. “Country’s security and welfare of the soldiers are the top priority of our government,” Shah said.
Talking about ‘One rank, one pension’ scheme, Shah said, “In 2014 general elections, in our manifesto, we vowed to implement ‘One rank one pension’ as Congress party did nothing in this regard. After the Narendra Modi government rode to power, we implemented it.”
Accusing the previous Congress-led UPA government of neglecting the Defence sector, the Home Minister said, “In Defence Budget, during Congress’ 10 year regime, it witnessed a decline. But, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji it increased drastically. We have taken various initiatives to make the Defence sector ‘self-reliant’.”
Remembering country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who hailed from the Himalayan state, Shah said Late Gen Rawat devoted his life for the country and added that his contribution cannot be forgotten.
Attacking the previous Congress government in the state, the Home Minister said,”During Harish Rawat’ s government there was only corruption, but in BJP’s tenure there is no allegation of any corruption against it.”
He also demanded that Rawat should give an account to the people on what he had done for the state’s infrastructure during his tenure as Chief Minister. Assembly elections in Uttarakhand will be held in a single phase on February 14. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
