Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has said that defence situation in the country would have been different if the Indian Air Force had Rafale fighter jets.
Addressing a rally in Jamnagar in Gujarat, Modi said, “Not one this side would have gone and no one on the other side would have survived,” he said.
Modi called upon the Opposition, without naming it, to use “common sense” when it speaks about the Rafale jets.
“If the Indian Air Force had the Rafale today, the situation would have been different, but some people do not have it in them to understand this,” Modi said, adding “When I say this, they question the Air Force strikes.”
The prime minister, who is on a two-day visit to his home state, went on, “The nation agrees that the disease of terrorism has to be eliminated. I want to ask you, don’t you trust what our armed forces say?
“Should or should not everyone, including me, believe in our armed forces without raising questions? We should be proud of our armed forces.”
Earlier, Aa Government of India is yet to comment on the number of casualties after the IAF strikes in Balakot and IAF chief declining to comment on the issue, many Congress leaders have questioned the strikes and have asked for proof.
While Punjab Minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu questioned if it was an election gimmick, former Union Minister P. Chidambaram asked who put the number of casualties at 300-350.
