India conducted surgical strikes thrice during Manmohan regime : Rahul Gandhi
Udaipur, Dec 1 (IBNS) : Congress president Rahul Gandhi claimed on Saturday that three surgical strikes were carried out during former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's tenure,it was not publicised though, as the "Army wanted it to be a secret".
Alleging that PM Modi infringed on the Army's area to use surgical strike as a "political asset," Gandhi said Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party dis so to stem the rot in Uttar Pradesh where they were losing an election. "They were fighting an election in Uttar Pradesh then and they were losing it. So, he decided to turn military's possession into a political asset."
"He (Modi) is convinced that he knows better than the Army what needs to be done in the force. He feels that he knows better than the foreign minister what needs to be done in foreign ministry, better than agriculture minister what needs to be done in agriculture because he has a sense that all knowledge comes out of his brain," the Congress president added.
Claiming that even though India has medical insurance schemes like Ayushman Bharat, it does not have good hospitals, Gandhi said, "We cannot run the country without pumping money into public health and education sectors."
He said, "India will surpass China if we have the right government for next 15-20 years. Respect those who have skills, India will surpass China." "China has a lead but we have not lost the competition," he said.
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