The Prime Minister Narendra had cited a book to say that when the then Finance Minister Y B Chavan went to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and supported the exercise, she asked, “Only one question. Are no elections to be fought by the Congress party?”
Accusing Congress of putting its interests before the country’s, he had said what should have been done in 1971 has been done now by his government and that the delay in launching demonetisation caused a lot of damage to the country.
In a retort, the Congress leader said, “It is sad… 1971 was the year when India gave Indira Gandhi a massive mandate. The same year we were challenged by the then East Pakistan.
India had 10 million refugees.”
“Genocide was going on in what is now known as Bangladesh. China, siding with Pakistan, had moved troops to the border. India had the courage and strength to take the decision and the rest is history.”
The country celebrated Vijay Diwas yesterday to mark the win over Pakistan in the 1971 war. “It was a day to salute Indira and not insult her”, he said.
