Raising the issue of Rafale jets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the entire country is feeling the absence of Rafale fighter jet aircraft.
“The country is feeling the absence of Rafale. The entire country is saying in one voice today, what all could have happened if we had Rafale. The country has suffered a lot due to selfish interests earlier and now politics over Rafale.”
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Speaking at a media event, he said “One of the challenges before the country is some people opposing their own country. When the entire nation today is standing with the armed forces, some parties are casting doubts on them.”
“These are the parties whose statements and articles are being used by Pakistan against India. In their fixation with criticising Modi, they are opposing the country and comprising its interests,” the PM said taking a dig at the opposition.
“If you want to oppose Modi, do so, but do not oppose national interests. They should take care that their anti-Modi obsession does not help terrorists like Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed,” PM Modi said at the gathering.