Bhopal, Apr 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the Congress party of "tying the hands of soldiers" in the past and said that his government has given full freedom to the armed forces to retaliate.
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Addressing a rally in the Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh’s Morena, PM Modi said, “We have asked our jawans to fire 10 bullets in response to one." He slammed the grand old party for ignoring people who contribute most to the nation and stated that for BJP, there is nothing bigger than the nation.
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"While for Congress, their own family is everything. Hence, the Congress government, for so many years, did not fulfil demands like One Rank One Pension (OROP) for soldiers. As soon as we formed the government, we implemented OROP. We also addressed the concerns of soldiers standing at the border," said Prime Minister Modi. On Wednesday, PM addressed two public rallies in the state and also did a roadshow in Bhopal.
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BJP has retained Morena Lok Sabha seat for the last seven terms. Former Union Minister and Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar represented this constituency two times before the party fielded a fresh candidate, Shivmangal Singh Tomar against Congress' Satyapal Singh Sikarwar, a former BJP MLA.
