PM Modi Prioritised Defence Sector: BJP Chief JP Nadda

JP Nadda at an interactive programme with ex-servicemen: "Modi ji has created a new enthusiasm and trust in the armed forces"

BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for prioritising the defence sector by increasing budgetary allocations for it manifold, giving a fresh impetus to building of border infrastructure and boosting the morale of the armed forces by celebrating Diwali every year along with soldiers on the borders. "Everyone prefers to celebrate Diwali at home. But Modi ji celebrates it invariably with the jawans on some border or the other. He has not just boosted their morale by doing so but also given a message to the entire country that it is because of soldiers deployed along the borders that the rest of us can celebrate Diwali at home," Mr Nadda said. "Modi ji has created a new enthusiasm and trust in the armed forces," Mr Nadda said at an interactive programme with ex-servicemen at Raiwala where he also honoured them. He said budgetary allocation for defence has gone up manifold ever since PM Modi assumed office at the Centre and there is far greater emphasis today on the building of border roads and rail links in border areas.