Terrorists are now killed in their turf: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged at a BJP election rally in Rishikesh on Thursday that Congress-led UPA government did not provide bullet-proof vests, modern weapons, the latest fighter planes and good infrastructure in the border areas for the defence forces to take on the enemy. There has been a change in approach in the last decade where terrorists are now "killed in their turf".

Reaching out to the electorate in the hill state of Uttarakhand which sends its youth in big numbers to the defence forces, the PM said his party has given a strong government which has dealt with corruption. He alleged that the royal family of Congress is bent on destroying Shakti, the core of Hindu religion.

"Today, there is a strong Modi government, hence terrorists are killed in their turf. The Indian Tricolour becomes a guarantee of security in the battlefield. Article 370 was abrogated in Jammu and Kashmir after seven decades. It is the strong BJP government which brought a law against triple talaq, and gave reservation to women in Parliament and state legislatures."


"During Congress rule, there was a shortage of bullet-proof vests for jawans. There were no concrete arrangements for facing bullets of enemies. It is BJP which gave Indian-made bullet-proof vests to our soldiers and protected their lives. Today, modern rifles to fighter planes to aircraft carriers are all being made in India," he said.

He said the Congress government could not make modern infrastructure at our borders whereas today roads and tunnels are being made near the border.