“Not The India Of 1962”: Union Minister Attacks Congress On China

New Delhi:

It’s now not the India of 1962 and the rustic is led by way of a “brave” chief like Top Minister Narendra Modi, now not by way of the Congress, the BJP stated on Wednesday, looking for to fend off the assault by way of the opposition birthday party at the executive’s dealing with of the Sino-India border standoff.

BJP chief and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad additionally hit out at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for elevating questions in regards to the border state of affairs, pronouncing he must have a minimum of this a lot figuring out as not to elevate queries on Twitter about strategic problems involving China.

Talking at a ”digital rally” for Himachal Pradesh, Mr Prasad stated when India works to change into self-reliant, it is going to additionally achieve this in issues of safety and referred to surgical and air moves concentrated on terrorists inside of Pakistan all through the primary time period of the Modi executive.

“We (India) need disputes to be resolved peacefully. We will be able to say something very humbly that lately India is the India of 2020 and now not 1962. Lately’s India is of a brave chief like Narendra Modi and now not of Congress leaders. This will have to be understood,” he stated, with out making any direct remark at the standoff.

Taking potshots at Rahul Gandhi, the BJP chief stated that how a lot the Congress chief understands the rustic’s financial coverage or strategic affairs is an issue of discussion.

Mr Prasad requested whether it is correct for him to boost such questions brazenly about the most important issues associated with exterior affairs, and stated the Congress chief had additionally sought “proof” following Indian surgical and air moves inside of Pakistan.

Concentrated on the Congress, he stated when the topic involving China is mentioned, then the birthday party’s dealing with of the rustic, a connection with 1962, may also be debated.