Didn't let China intrude into India's territory: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday India did not let China enter its territory and appealed to political parties not to politicise issues related to the countrys securityWhatever are the comments and beliefs India did not let anybody trespass on its territory he saidThe government has accorded top priority to the safety and security of people of India Rajnath said stressing that a befitting reply will be given to anyone who tries to disturb the countrys peace and harmonyMany incidents happened in this matter which only we twothree people know I cannot divulge those details but we did not let them infiltrate into our territory he saidRajnath appealed to the political parties not to politicise the issueRajnath said the armed forces are being equipped with the latest weapons and technology and they are ready to deal with all future threatsUnderlining the importance of achieving selfreliance in defence production to build a strong military he said his ministry has undertaken a number of reforms to manufacture indigenous weaponsDue to the measures taken by the government in the past a few years India has leapfrogged to find a place among the top 25 defence exporters of the world By the end of this decade India will not only make defence equipment for itself but also fulfil needs of friendly foreign countries he saidRajnath said the BJP practises what it preaches as he unveiled a statue of a Rajput general of the Mughal eraIt is said that there is a difference between what politicians say and do Rajnath said unveiling the statue Veer Durgadas Rathore at Salvan Kalan village of Jodhpur on the Rajput generals 385th birth anniversaryBut the BJP does what it says We get this inspiration from sons of the soil like Veer Durgadas Rathore Rajnath said in his addressPraising the installation of the statue Rajnath said Rathore stood for religious harmonyWe need to learn from him at a time when some powers are conspiring to widen the rift between Hindus and Muslims he saidEarlier in the day Rajnath was received by Union Jal Shakti Mantri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Rajya Sabha MP Rajendra Gehlot and other BJP leaders at the airportThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever