BJP must stop pretending to be Indian Army: Akhilesh


Lucknow, Mar 22 (IANS): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday told the Modi government not to pretend to be the Indian Army and said that governments which say they can't be questioned are dangerous.

"The sacrifices of our armed forces should never be questioned. To ask questions to politicians in a democracy is our fundamental right. This government needs to stop pretending to be the Indian Army," the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister tweeted.

"Politicians who say they cannot be questioned are dangerous," he tweeted.

His remarks came soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the opposition of insulting the defence forces and being the "natural habitat of terror apologists" and questioning the armed forces.

Modi's statement came in response to Congress President Rahul Gandhi's chief advisor Sam Pitroda's remarks that incidents like the Pulwama terror attack "happen all the time" and that the United Progressive Alliance government also could have sent planes across the border after the 2008 Mumbai terror attack but "that is not the right approach".

"Loyal courtier of Congress' royal dynasty admits what the nation already knew -- Congress was unwilling to respond to forces of terror. This is a New India -- we will answer terrorists in a language they understand and with interest," Modi tweeted.

  

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  • Harold Dcunha, Mangalore, India.

    Fri, Mar 22 2019

    I agree with Akilesh. It was BJP acted as if they are the saviour of Hindu religion and used the people against each other. They are the one manipulated Ayyaappa Sabarimala issue and politicised it. Now they are using Indian army name as they are Indian Army.

    All double standard and for the sake of the chair, power, the BJP will go to any extent.

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  • flavian dsouza, chik/bengaluru

    Fri, Mar 22 2019

    there are some retired chamcahs in the Indian army who act as BJP spokesperson as well !!!never been to the border nor faced a bullet but simply talj . Poor soldiers from across the country who battle it out .

    Its people of Punjab who really have the guts to face any invasion and credit should go to them !!

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  • anthony, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 22 2019

    Modi Ji stop politising the Armed Forces for your personal gain. Not one political party of political leader questioned the reports released by the Vajpayee Govt about causalties during the Kargil War. If people are questioning you now because you have lost the trust of the people by your indulging in lies and falsehoods during your entire term as PM.

    Trying to gain political milage over the Armed Forces is disgusting. You can fool the people once but not all the times.

    The writting is on the wall. The people want a change.

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