Govt will never compromise with national pride: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: In the wake of tensions between India and China escalated after Chinese troops moved into sensitive areas along the eastern Ladakh border, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that the government would never compromise with national pride and it will speak only at an appropriate time.
”The government will not keep anybody in dark. Whatever dispute has arisen between India and China, at this time the talks are going on at the military level. China has also expressed the desire that this should be resolved through discussion. Our efforts are also to resolve this through military and diplomatic discussion,” he said here while addressing a Jammu Jan Samvad virtual rally.
Stressing that India is progressing fast in defence segment, Mr Singh said, ”The strength of our air force will increase after inducting Rafale fighter aircraft, which will reach here in July. We do not want to increase strength to intimidate anyone. We are increasing strength for our safety only.”
Mr Singh said overcoming challenges is the the synonym of BJP, and the party has believed in fulfilling its promises.
”BJP is the name which overcomes challenges. In 1984, when we had got only two seats, political analysts started saying that the BJP would be finished. But our leaders at that time, Late Atal ji and Advani ji accepted this challenge and resolved to move ahead,” he said.
”From two seats in 1984, we formed the government second time and that also with full majority,” he maintained.
He said many developed countries of the world have collapsed due to corona pandedemic, but in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted the corona crisis as a challenge and took many big and important decisions.