India won’t spare any effort to bring home its citizens from Ukraine: PM Modi at U.P. poll rally

‘It is due to India’s rising strength that we are are able to bring back stranded Indians from Ukraine’, the PM said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India could evacuate its citizens stranded in war-hit Ukraine because of its rising power.

Addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, Mr. Modi said his government would not spare any effort to bring home Indians safely from Ukraine.

Hitting out at rivals, the Prime Minister said those who questioned the valour of armed forces and 'Make in India' initiatives cannot make the country strong.

Sonbhadra district will go to the polls in the last phase on March 7.

Asserting that the country has made it a priority to rescue all Indians stuck in Ukraine, Mr. Modi said, "It is due to India's rising strength that we are are able to bring back stranded Indians from Ukraine. Operation Ganga has been launched and I have sent four ministers to oversee the evacuation." ''Our army and air force have also been deployed to rescue the Indians in distress faster. Today I also assure the people of the country that the Government of India will leave no stone unturned for the safe return of its citizens.''

He said that it has become essential that India becomes self-reliant. "The dynasts question our vaccine, they question our armed forces and make fun of 'Make in India'. Such people have shamed the country and its people. They can't make India strong," he said.

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