Manmohan Singh slams Narendra Modi government, says ‘UPA govt did multiple surgical strikes, never used them to seek votes’
Manmohan Singh.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh slammed the Modi government for politicization of the armed forces and anti-terror operations. He said it was “shameful” how Prime Minister Narendra Modi was using the 2016 surgical strike as well as the recent Balakot air strike for votes.
During an interaction with Hindustan Times, Manmohan Singh said, “Multiple surgical strikes took place during our (UPA) tenure, too. For us, military operations were meant for strategic deterrence and giving a befitting reply to anti-India forces than to be used for vote garnering exercises.”
He added, “In the past 70 years, a government in power never had to hide behind the valour of our armed forces. Such attempts to politicize our forces are shameful and unacceptable.”
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