Anyone casting evil eye on India is given befitting reply: Rajnath Singh
The Hindu
Our soldiers have proved this time and again, Mr. Singh said referring to the 2016 surgical strikes and 2019 Balakot airstrikes.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asserted that safeguarding national interests is the main focus of the BJP-led government and anyone casting an evil eye on India is now given a befitting reply.
"India is no longer weak. We believe in peace," Mr. Singh said, adding that a befitting reply is now given if anyone tries to harm us.
Our soldiers have proved this time and again, Mr. Singh said referring to the 2016 surgical strikes and 2019 Balakot airstrikes.
He also mentioned about the bravery shown by soldiers during the Galwan Valley standoff in eastern Ladakh.
Mr. Singh was addressing a gathering after unveiling the statue of legendary warrior Prithviraj Chauhan in Haryana's Jhajjar.
He also said to get rid of the colonial mindset, the Narendra Modi government has taken a number of initiatives, including a new Indian Navy ensign inspired from Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji, abolition of around 1,500 obsolete British-era laws, renaming of Rajpath as Kartavya Path and installation of a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate.
More than 1,500 archaic laws dating back to the British rule, whose relevance was completely over, have been abolished. There are many such laws for which we are preparing a scheme, he said.
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