Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday (April 12) cited the occasion of dinosaurs to state that Congress will develop into extinct in an identical trend in a couple of years after 2024, whereas additionally giving a reference to TV present ‘Big Boss’ to level out the “infighting” in the grand outdated party. The Minister’s remarks got here whereas addressing an election rally in Uttarakhand’s Gauchar which fits to Lok Sabha polls in the primary section on April 19.
Rajnath Singh’s dinosaurs reference to Congress
“Congress is getting extinct. These children must have heard of dinosaurs, have you? Have you seen dinosaurs? In a way, dinosaurs have completely disappeared from the earth, similarly, Congress is also disappearing. In a few years after 2024, if we take the name of the Congress, children will ask, who?” Singh stated.
The Minister additionally pointed to the quitting of varied leaders from Congress and stated that “exodus of leaders from the Congress continues and they are joining the BJP”.
He additionally commented on the infighting in the opposition party.
“They are fighting with each other daily. The party has become somewhat like the house of ‘Big Boss’ on TV. They are tearing each other’s clothes daily,” Singh stated.
Rajnath Singh visited the place to marketing campaign for the party’s candidate for the Pauri Lok Sabha seat Anil Baluni.
Rajnath Singh hails PM Modi’s management
Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s management, the Defence Minister stated that India has emerged as a powerful nation below him.
“India’s voice is heard distinctly on international forums and taken seriously,” he stated.
He claimed that the Russia-Ukraine warfare was suspended for over 4 hours following Modi’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden for the protected evacuation of twenty-two,500 Indian college students stranded in Ukraine.
Singh stated the world is acknowledging the progress made by India over the previous few years.
He additionally quoted US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti as saying that if the world has to see the longer term, it ought to come to India.
“We are manufacturing most of our defence equipment in India now. Earlier, we used to export defence equipment worth only Rs 600 crore. Over only seven years, we are exporting defence equipment worth over Rs 21,000 crore. India is not an ordinary country now,” the defence minister stated.
(With inputs from companies)
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