2024-07-04 07:58:57
New Delhi: Accusing the Congress of spreading blatant lies on Army recruitment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked for whose benefit so many lies are being spread about the army. Responding to the discussion on the motion of thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha, Modi said that the Congress is spreading blatant lies on Army recruitment so that youth do not join the army. He said that lies are being spread to stop the youth from joining the army. I want to know for whose benefit the Congress wants to weaken our forces. For whose benefit is it (Congress) spreading so many lies about the army?
Even after being abused, we have kept our mouths shut – Modi
PM Modi said that during his tenure, extensive reforms have been done in the army and the army is being modernized. The Prime Minister said that the country should have faith in the youth and the government is constantly improving the military forces according to the times, circumstances and time. He indirectly said about the Agneepath scheme that we are building a war-worthy army. Today the conditions, technology and methods of war are changing, so we are trying to reform the defense according to our needs. Even after being abused, we are improving the defense sector by keeping our mouths shut.
Can’t see Indian forces getting stronger
He said that the people of Congress can never see the Indian army becoming strong. He also said who does not know how weak the army was during the time of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Congress committed scams worth lakhs and crores of rupees in our army, which weakened the army of the country. Ever since the country became independent, Congress has created a tradition of corruption in the Navy, Army and Air Force (forces). Citing the Jeep scam, the submarine and the Bofors scam, he said that these scams prevented the country from becoming stronger.
One Rank One Pension was implemented by NDA
The Prime Minister accused the Congress of trying to hoodwink ex-servicemen in the matter of One Rank, One Pension (OROP). He said that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had abolished OROP and the Congress did not allow it to be implemented for decades, while the NDA government implemented OROP despite having limited resources.