PM: National security a punching bag for Cong

Chennai, December 15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the Congress, saying national security and the defence sector were either a punching bag or a funding source for it.

Modi’s attack on the Opposition party came even as the Congress accused the government of “misleading” the Supreme Court by presenting wrong information about the CAG report on the Rafale deal and demanded that the government apologise for it.

Targeting the main Opposition party in an interaction with BJP workers from Tamil Nadu through video conference from New Delhi, Modi alleged the (Congress) leaders call the Army Chief names and mock at the (2016) surgical strike on the one hand. “On the other hand, they have looted the defence sector from the jeep scam back in the 1940s and 50s to Bofors in the 80s, the AgustaWestland and submarine scam, among many others,” he said.

“All they see is the way to make money even if it means the morale of our forces is diminished. Sadly, for the Congress, national security and the defence sector are either a punching bag or a funding source,” he said. The PM said it was the NDA government that fulfilled the demand for OROP for the armed forces and veterans. — PTI

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The BJP has cheated the people. Now, it has the guts to do the same to mislead the SC. There is misrepresentation of facts to the SC. This amounts to contempt (of court), (breach of) privilege as well as perjury.” ‘Modi’ now stands for ‘Misleading Of Democratic Institutions’. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Cong Spokesperson 

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