'Yeh darpok Congress, darpok RJD...Modi not a coward like them': PM Modi
Bihar): Calling Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal «darpok» (cowards), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that terrorists in the previous governments used to attack the country because of these coward leaders adding that he is not a coward while citing an example of India carrying out surgical strikes across the border of Pakistan.
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Addressing an election rally in Bihar's Karakat, Prime Minister Modi said, «Yeh darpok Congress, darpok RJD keh rahe hain ki Pakistan ke pass parmanu bomb hai (Coward Congress, Coward RJD is saying that Pakistan has a nuclear bomb. 'Khud mein masala khali ho gaya toh udhar ka masala dikhate hain...The terrorist attacked us then because of these coward people. But Modi is not a coward like them. Modi instructed the Army 'Jaao Ghar mein ghuske maaro'.»
Prime Minister's remarks were in reference to senior Congress leader MShankar Aiyar who in an interview was heard saying that Pakistan, as a nuclear-armed country, deserves respect. He also advocated the need for India to reengage with its neighbour.
In an interview with Chill Pill, Mani Shankar Aiyar on April 15 said, «They are also a sovereign country (Pakistan). They are a respected nation. You can talk tough with them (Pakistan). But start the dialogue. You are walking with a gun which yielded you nothing. Tensions are escalating. And if a mad person comes there, what will happen to the nation? They have an atom bomb. We also possess the atomic bomb. But if a mad
