Stepping up the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Lok Sabha campaign in Haryana ahead of voting on May 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that his party has given a strong government to the country — something the Congress was “unable” to do during its regime as it had “compromised the strength of armed forces”.
Mr. Modi said that the BJP had given a “dhaakad” (strong) government to India, leading adversaries to reconsider their actions. “The same Pakistan that had troubled India for 70 years by wielding bombs now holds a begging bowl in its hands. There was a time when the Congress government was in power, and the brave mothers of Haryana lived in constant fear, wondering when an enemy’s bullet might strike,” he said while addressing gatherings in Ambala and Sonipat.
