"Conspiracy To Weaken Country": Rajnath Singh Slams CPI(M) Manifesto

New Delhi:

 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh connected Wednesday accused nan Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Congress of colluding to weaken India while questioning nan volition down nan CPI (M)'s predetermination manifesto committedness to dismantle each atomic weapons successful nan country.

Mr Singh besides demanded to cognize nan Congress' guidelines connected nan rumor and said that "talking astir destroying our atomic weapons is nary little than playing pinch nationalist security."

"I want to inquire Congress successful peculiar what they person to opportunity astir this remark by CPIM. I want to inquire them to clarify. CPIM says if they travel to power, they will destruct each atomic weapons. India's first atomic tests were conducted successful 1974 by Indira Gandhi. The request arose because China had continuously been doing atomic tests. And moreover Pakistan had begun its atomic trials," nan defence curate said while addressing a nationalist rally successful Kerala's Kasargod.

"Later, nan Atal Bihar Vajpayee authorities conducted 5 successful atomic tests and earned India nan position of a atomic powerfulness successful nan world. The Left and Congress want to weaken India," he added.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), which is portion of nan INDIA bloc, successful its manifesto, which was released past week, has promised "complete elimination of atomic weapons and different weapons of wide destruction, including chemic and biologic weapons."

"At a clip erstwhile India's neighbouring countries are atomic powers, talking astir destroying our atomic weapons is nary little than playing pinch India's nationalist security. It is simply a very deep-rooted conspiracy to weaken nan country," Rajnath Singh said.

Attacking near parties, nan Defence Minister said, "Once nan nationalist kicked nan near statement retired of Tripura and Bengal, past location is nary introduction for them into power. Whether it is Congress aliases nan Left Party, whenever they get exposed successful public, their crippled is over. This is nan logic that, whichever authorities they are kicked retired of, nan doors of that authorities are ever closed for them."

"Can you spot Congress and nan LDF? Because successful Kerala, some parties are fighting against each other, but successful Delhi, nan aforesaid Congress and Left do 'Modiram matal' (join hands) to summation friendship," he added.

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