Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hit out at the Congress for 'taking support' from Pakistani leaders for electoral gains and said the opposition party often lets national interests get affected when it comes to dealing with Pakistan.
In an exclusive interview here, the Prime Minister also criticized the Congress for its leaders' statements questioning the surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Air Force in Balakot in response to the 2019 terrorist attack in Pulwama.
"Okay, Pakistan's politicians are entering the election discussion
India is supporting the 'Prince' of the Congress party," Modi said in response to a question on Pakistani leaders commenting on the elections in India.
Former Pakistan minister Chaudhary Fawad Hussain had shared a video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on social media and praised him.
“Maybe the Congress party thinks that such support will benefit me. This way they are cut off from the ground reality.Moreover, I also explain why such people in Pakistan think that Congress is good for them. Congress has often ignored our national interests and Pakistan will have to suffer,” the Prime Minister said.
Modi also listed statements by a Congress leader who claimed that Pakistani terrorists were not responsible for the killing of Indian soldiers and another who asked India to show respect to nuclear-armed Pakistan.
"A Congress leader says Pakistani terrorists were not responsible for the killing of our brave policemen. Their Chief Minister demands proof of surgical strikes even after five years.Their senior leaders say that India should be careful because Pakistan has nuclear bombs. Can anyone accept what Congress leaders are saying in the campaign,'' the Prime Minister said.
Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar had said in an old interview that India should show respect towards Pakistan because it has nuclear weapons which can be used against India.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy raised doubts over the Balako surgical strike conducted by the Indian Air Force after the Pulwama attack in February 2019, saying no one knows whether something like this happened or not.
In an exclusive interview here, the Prime Minister also criticized the Congress for its leaders' statements questioning the surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Air Force in Balakot in response to the 2019 terrorist attack in Pulwama.
"Okay, Pakistan's politicians are entering the election discussion
India is supporting the 'Prince' of the Congress party," Modi said in response to a question on Pakistani leaders commenting on the elections in India.
Former Pakistan minister Chaudhary Fawad Hussain had shared a video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on social media and praised him.
“Maybe the Congress party thinks that such support will benefit me. This way they are cut off from the ground reality.Moreover, I also explain why such people in Pakistan think that Congress is good for them. Congress has often ignored our national interests and Pakistan will have to suffer,” the Prime Minister said.
Modi also listed statements by a Congress leader who claimed that Pakistani terrorists were not responsible for the killing of Indian soldiers and another who asked India to show respect to nuclear-armed Pakistan.
"A Congress leader says Pakistani terrorists were not responsible for the killing of our brave policemen. Their Chief Minister demands proof of surgical strikes even after five years.Their senior leaders say that India should be careful because Pakistan has nuclear bombs. Can anyone accept what Congress leaders are saying in the campaign,'' the Prime Minister said.
Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar had said in an old interview that India should show respect towards Pakistan because it has nuclear weapons which can be used against India.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy raised doubts over the Balako surgical strike conducted by the Indian Air Force after the Pulwama attack in February 2019, saying no one knows whether something like this happened or not.
