Borders safe, China now knows India's might, asserts Rajnath

JAMMU: A day after he hit out at Pakistan, vowing that no power can stop his government from resolving the Kashmir issue, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh turned to the other neighbor China, saying that China has begun to understand that 'India is no more weak', while asserting that India's borders are safe, referring to recent Dokalam stand-off.
"India's borders are completely safe and China has started to understand that India is no more weak. Its strength has grown," Singh said, reiterating that the dispute related to China has been resolved.
"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi India has become powerful and its prestige at the global level has also grown," he said, addressing the gathering at a programme organised by the Bhartiya Lodhi Mahasabha in Lucknow.
Troops of India and China were locked in a 73-day-long standoff in Dokalam since June 16 after the Indian side stopped the building of a road in the disputed area by the Chinese Army. Bhutan and China have a dispute over Dokalam.
Singh also took pot-shot at Pakistan for 'sending terrorists' to India.
"It (Pakistan) tries to break India, but our security personnel every day kill five to ten terrorists," he added.
Singh, who represents Lucknow in the Lok Sabha, said that while assuming office Modi had made it clear that his government will be dedicated to the poor.
He referred to schemes such as 'Jandhan Yojana' and 'Ujjwala Yojana' to stress his point.
"Allegations of corruption have been levelled on the Congress government and its ministers, but we can confidently say that in the last three-and-half years, no allegation of corruption has been levelled against us," he said.
The home minister said that participating in programmes organised by caste groups does not amount to indulging in vote-bank politics, and added, "We do not do politics only for votes. We do politics to build the society and the country."
He also lauded the BJP government for making cleanliness a mass movement and said the prime minister also aims to end poverty in the country by 2022.
"We will accomplish this within the time frame. Modi ji is the first prime minister who has ensured an easy access of the poor people to the banks," he added.