TIL Desk/National/Bengaluru/ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that what Lord Rama did in Lanka, and and Lord Krishna did in Mathura, the Indian armed forces did the same in Bangladesh in 1971. He was speaking at the inaugural session of three-day conclave under Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations at Yelahanka Air Base here organised to celebrate the comprehensive victory of Indian armed forces that led to the birth of Bangladesh.
“1971 war was not fought for taking land, or gaining control of skies… the main objective of the war was humanity and upholding the highest traditions of democracy. The neighbouring country which imposes martial law and emergency rule, instead of handing over power to Banga Bandhu’s party leaders had put them in jail. To put an end to human suffering and genocide caused by neighbouring country was the ‘Raja Dharma’ (duty of a ruler) and ‘Rashtra Dharma’ (duty of a nation) of our country,” he said.
He said that whenever there is a necessity, India has stood with justice and humanity. “The 1971 war was fought on this basis. Even today, the country is treading the same path and in future also it will continue to be on the same path,” he noted.
