Accusing the Narendra Modi Government of endangering the security infrastructure, the Congress on Wednesday said the Central Government failed to ensure armed forces are provided with the most fundamental resources to perform their grueling duty thus putting their lives in danger.
AICC spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi said never having been averse to take credit for the armed forces victories and accomplishments, it has now been proven beyond all doubt that the Modi Government has failed in its most basic and fundamental obligation to ensure that armed forces are provided with the most fundamental resources to perform their grueling duties.
“In a scathing indictment of the Modi Government, Vice Chief of Army Staff , lt General Sarath Chand (retired on May 31, 2018) had testified to the Parliamentary Committee on Defence headed by Major General BC Khanduri AVSM (retired) and had exposed a shameful state of neglect towards the requirement of our armed forces. He has again reiterated the fact that only eight percent of our equipments are state of art, 68 percent is vintage that it can not pay for emergency weapons purchase that there not enough resources to undertake the construction of strategic roads on China border and make in India scheme in defence has completely failed. The implication at this expose for national security are far reaching,” the congress leader said.
“However, there has been no adequate response by the Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The naxal attack has further exposed that the Modi Government has messed up the security infrastructure,” Chaturvedi said. “The sheer apathy of the Government to conceal its functioning and pride itself is being headed by PM with 56” chest stands exposed and this is now it stands exposed The allocation of Rs 21,338 crore for modernisation is in suppression even to cater for committed payment from Rs 29,033 crore for 125 on-going schemes — emergency procurement and other equipment,” the Congress leader said