Despite a lower back injury, defence minister Rajnath Singh is keeping a gruelling schedule, criss-crossing the country to campaign for BJP candidates. During his brief stopover a day before his constituency Lucknow was to vote, he spoke to TOI on a diverse set of issues. Excerpts from the interview:BJP’s slogan is ‘400 paar’ for NDA,…
LUCKNOW: Defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh on Friday said Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (POK) was part of India and will remain a part of India.“Following the revocation of Article 370, development has surged at an unprecedented rate in Jammu & Kashmir, prompting even the residents of POK to express their desire to integrate with India. International…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Sunday warned that Pakistan possesses nuclear weapons that could be used against India. The senior NC leader was responding to defence minister Rajnath Singh‘s statement about merging Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with India.“If the defence minister is saying it, then go ahead. Who are we…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh echoed PM Modi’s recent remarks and alleged Wednesday that Congress’s manifesto for ongoing LS polls suggests covert attempts to introduce religion-based reservation even within the armed forces.Addressing a gathering of intellectuals in support of BJP-TDP-Jana Sena alliance in Visakhapatnam, senior BJP politician accused Congress of drawing from Sachar Committee report, which…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reviewed the operational situation and military preparedness in the Siachen Glacier-Saltoro Ridge region, dubbing it “India’s capital of courage, grit and determination” just as Delhi was the national capital and Mumbai the financial one.“We are leading a peaceful life as we have an assurance that our brave…
KOTTAYAM: Defence minister Rajnath Singh took a dig at Rahul Gandhi Thursday, saying that after Rahul’s defeat in Amethi in 2019 he does not dare to stand from there this time.While campaigning for BJP‘s Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency candidate Anil Antony in Kerala, Singh said Rahul migrated to Kerala from Uttar Pradesh following his defeat.He…
BASHOLI-KATHUA: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday accused National Conference (NC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Congress of having “misused” Article 370 for their political benefits and asserted that the BJP-led Centre “finished” the provision to bring J&K on a par with the rest of the country.Addressing a rally for Union minister and BJP Udhampur…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday slammed Congress for accusing the BJP-led government of ‘undeclared Emergency’ and recalled his time in jail during the 1975 Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi-government, stating that he served an eighteen-month jail sentence without being granted parole to even visit his ailing mother or attend her last…
NEW DELHI: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh has said that India would cooperate with Pakistan to eliminate terrorism from its land if Islamabad ‘feels it is incapable’ of stopping it.Adding to the offer, the defence minister warned Pakistan against using terrorism to destabilise India as it would have to face dire consequences. “If Pakistan is…
BHOPAL: Defence minister Rajnath Singh Saturday doubled down on his comment that India would not hesitate to pursue terrorists into Pakistan if they sought refuge there – “ghar mein ghuske marenge” – even as Pakistan’s foreign ministry reacted strongly to his statement, calling it “provocative and myopic”.Addressing poll rallies at Singrauli and Sidhi in MP,…
