Defence minister Rajnath Singh on July 1 warned India's “neighbour” that if anyone tried to harm the country, a befitting reply will be given.
Speaking at a rally in Chhattisgarh's Naxal-affected Kanker district, he also claimed that the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) would have been wiped out from the country had the Congress government in Chhattisgarh "cooperated fully." He also alleged that forced religious conversions were on rise in the State.
The public meeting at the Narhardev High School ground was held to highlight the achievements of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre in the last nine years.