Key Points :
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at opposition parties for their stance on the Pulwama attack last year, stating the Pakistan minister’s revelations earlier this week in that country’s parliament had brought into light the opposition’s real face.
- Appealing to the groups in the interest of the country’s security to not indulge in such politics and act in the interest of enemies, the Prime Minister stated,”We have to always remember that the country’s interests are foremost. When we will work for everyone’s interests, only then the country will progress.”
On the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary, PM Modi was speaking at the Statue of Liberty in Kevadiya, Gujarat on Rashtriya Ekta Divas.Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at opposition parties for their stance on the Pulwama attack last year, stating the Pakistan minister’s revelations earlier this week in that country’s parliament had brought into light the opposition’s real face.
He said the country can never forget what sort of statements were made at that time, adding that when the attack took place, politics of selfishness and ego peak. In his speech he stated,”Today when I was watching the parade of officers, an image emerged in my mind… this image was of Pulwama attack. The country can never forget that when India was mourning the death of its sons,some people were not a part of that grief. They were looking for selfish gain in the Pulwama attack”.
He added,”In the past few days, news has emerged from the neighbouring country…The way they admitted to the attack in their parliament, it has revealed the true face (of those denying the attack). The new lows they touched for political interest…the politics after Pulwama attack is a huge example of that”.
Appealing to the groups in the interest of the country’s security to not indulge in such politics and act in the interest of enemies, the Prime Minister stated,”We have to always remember that the country’s interests are foremost. When we will work for everyone’s interests, only then the country will progress.”The Pulwama attack which took place weeks before last year’s Lok Sabha election, and the subsequent air strikes by the Indian Air Force, triggered political sparring over a narrative built by the BJP around a tough policy against terror that the party repeatedly raised during the poll campaign.
On Thursday Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhury had said: “Humne Hindustan ko ghus ke maara” which translates to “We hit India in their home”. He later claimed that his statement had been “misinterpreted”. “Pakistan doesn’t allow any terrorism, I was misinterpreted,” he said.A day later, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar demanded that the Congress “apologise to the country” for “conspiracy theories” and remarks about the incident.
