Jul 26, 2024 02:34 PM IST
PM Modi slammed the Opposition over their criticism of the Agnipath scheme on the twenty fifth anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas in Ladakh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited the Kargil Battle Memorial in Drass on the event of the twenty fifth anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. Modi additionally just about carried out the primary blast of the Shinkun La Tunnel, which goals to offer all-weather connectivity between Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh.
Addressing the general public assembly at Drass, Modi launched a number of assaults on the opposition events for his or her criticism of the Agnipath scheme, and accused them of making an attempt to weaken the Military. The prime minister additionally paid tribute to the fallen heroes of the Kargil Battle throughout his go to to the battle memorial in Drass.
PM Modi at Kargil Battle Memorial: Prime quotes
- PM Narendra Modi started his speech by remembering the sacrifice of the fallen heroes in the Kargil War. “At present, this nice land of Ladakh is witnessing the twenty fifth anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. Kargil Vijay Diwas tells us that the sacrifices made for the nation are immortal,” he mentioned.
- “As time passes, days flip into months, months into years, and years into centuries – the names of those that laid down their lives for the sake of nationwide safety stay etched in our collective reminiscence, eternally immortalised!” Modi mentioned.
- In a fiery assault on the neighbouring nation, Modi mentioned Pakistan “has not learnt something from historical past.” He mentioned, “Pakistan has failed in all its nefarious makes an attempt prior to now. However Pakistan has not realized something from its historical past. It’s attempting to maintain itself related with the assistance of terrorism and proxy battle.”
- “From the place I’m standing, the masters of terrorism can hear my voice immediately. Our bravehearts will crush terrorism, and enemy will probably be given a befitting response,” the prime minister warned.
- Modi additionally attacked the Opposition for criticising the Agnipath scheme, saying that they’re attempting to mislead the youth of the nation. “This reveals that they don’t care in regards to the troopers,” the prime minister mentioned.
- “These are the identical individuals who lied about One Rank One Pension. It’s our authorities which applied One Rank One Pension, gave greater than ₹1.25 lakh crore to ex-servicemen. These are the identical individuals who didn’t construct a battle memorial…These are the identical individuals who didn’t present enough bulletproof jackets to our troopers deployed on the border. These are the individuals who tried to weaken our military,” Modi mentioned.
- Modi additionally hailed the event in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir after Article 370 was abolished within the space. “Together with infrastructure growth, the tourism sector can also be rising quickly in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. After a long time, a cinema corridor has opened in Kashmir. After 3 and a half a long time, Tazia procession has been taken out in Srinagar for the primary time. Our heaven on earth is quickly shifting in direction of peace and concord…” he mentioned.
(With inputs from companies)