India / No major terror attack in India since Narendra Modi became PM: Rajnath

Kevadia: Asserting that terrorists are scared of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said not a single major terror attack has taken place in India ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office in 2014.

“No matter what it takes, we will not let terrorists succeed. Forget about Jammu and Kashmir, no major terrorist attack took place in any part of the country after the arrival of Modi ji,” said Singh.

“This is our major achievement. It seems that terrorists are now scared of the BJP government. This is not a small thing,” he added.

Addressing the Gujarat BJP leaders on the second day of the party's three-day state executive meeting at Kevadia in Narmada district, the Defence Minister said the “terrorists now realise that they are not secure even in their safe havens”

“What we did (surgical strike in PoK) after the Uri attack gave a clear message to the world that we can kill terrorists on this side as well as by crossing the border if need arises,” PTI quoted Singh as saying.

The Defence Minister also used the occasion to take potshots at the Congress and said the party was not sensitive enough towards the Army jawans as it kept the issue of One Rank One Pension (OROP) unresolved for 40 years.

Singh said the issue of OROP, which the jawans had been demanding for 40 years, would have been resolved if the previous Congress governments were sensitive towards Army jawans.

Stating the Congress did not accept the demand, Singh said: “But Modi ji implemented it immediately. This shows the difference between a Congress government and a BJP government," he said.

Escalating his attack on the Congress, the Defence Minister said the leaders of the grand old party only used Mahatma Gandhi’s name but failed to follow in his footsteps.

Referring to the Ram temple at Ayodhya, Singh said the BJP always fulfils its promise.

“These are not mere election slogans...it's our cultural commitment. Now, no force can stop the construction of a grand Ram temple. We had sacrificed three of our state governments after the structure (mosque) was razed. Though the Centre had dismissed three of our governments, we never diluted our commitment and movement,” he added.