MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday targetted the Congress party saying that it should reveal to the nation who prevented India's military response after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
PM Modi was in Mumbai to inaugurate the newly constructed Navi Mumbai International Airport and multiple metro lines.
"A Congress leader, who has also been Union home minister, has said that a country prevented India's military retaliation post-26/11 Mumbai terror attack in 2008. The party should clarify," Modi said.
"This weakness of Congress strengthened terrorists," Modi said.
The nation has the right to know who stopped India from going ahead with a military retaliation after the Mumbai terror attack, he added.
"For us, nothing is more important than the safety and security of our nation and its citizens," Modi said, referring to Operation Sindoor launched after the Pahalgam terror attack.
Modi said his government's target is to make India the global aviation's Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hub by the end of this decade.
Due to UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) Yojana, lakhs of people have taken to the skies for the first time in the past decade, fulfilling their dreams, he said.
In 2014, there were only 74 airports in India, but now there are more than 160, he said.
The vision of the Viksit Bharat envisages 'gati aur pragati' (momentum and progress), Modi said.
During the event, Modi highlighted the achievements of the "double-engine" government — referring to the BJP-led administrations at both the Centre and in Maharashtra — and accused the previous state government of stalling progress in Mumbai.
“Mumbai is one of the most vibrant cities in the world, and every minute here is valuable. The new metro lines will significantly reduce travel time, and the new airport will connect the city and its surrounding regions to the world,” Modi said. “We are investing every penny in development — unlike the previous government, which was mired in corruption and hindered growth,” he added.
(With inputs from PTI.)
