China understands that India is no more weak: Rajnath
16/10/2017
LUCKNOW, Oct 15: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today that the country's borders were completely safe and China has also begun to understand that "India is no more weak".
Singh said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi India has become powerful and its prestige at the global level has also grown.
Addressing the gathering at a programme organised by the Bhartiya Lodhi Mahasabha here, Singh referred to the recent Dokalam stand-off and said, "India's borders are completely safe and China has started to understand that India is no more weak. Its strength has grown."
The Union minister said that the dispute related to China has been resolved.
"Since the formation of the government at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has become a powerful country in the world. India's prestige at the international level has grown," he said.
Troops of India and China were locked in a 73-day-long standoff in Dokalam since June 16 after the Indian side stopped the building of a road in the disputed area by the Chinese Army. Bhutan and China have a dispute over Dokalam.
Singh also hit out at Pakistan for "sending terrorists" to India.
"It (Pakistan) tries to break India, but our security personnel every day kill five to ten terrorists," he added.
The home minister said that participating in programmes organised by caste groups does not amount to indulging in vote-bank politics, and added: "We do not do politics only for votes. We do politics to build the society and the country."
Singh, who represents Lucknow in the Lok Sabha, said that while assuming office Modi had made it clear that his government will be dedicated to the poor. He referred to schemes such as 'Jandhan Yojana' and 'Ujjwala Yojana' to stress his point.
"Allegations of corruption have been levelled on the Congress government and its ministers, but we can confidently say that in the last three-and-half years, no allegation of corruption has been levelled against us," he said.
He also lauded the BJP government for making cleanliness a mass movement and said the prime minister also aims to end poverty in the country by 2022.
"We will accomplish this within the time frame. Modi ji is the first prime minister who has ensured an easy access of the poor people to the banks," he added.
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