Rajnath Singh hails Indira Gandhi for 'leading country during times of war'
India Today
In an address at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation seminar on the role of women in the armed forces, Rajnath Singh said that Indira Gandhi not only led the country for a number of years, but she also did so during the times of war.
Former prime minister Indira Gandhi not only led the country for a number of years, but she also did so during the times of war, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, in an apparent reference to her role in the 1971 war with Pakistan.
In an address at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) seminar on the role of women in the armed forces, the defence minister also talked about Rani Laxmi Bai and former president Pratibha Patil, and said India has a positive experience in harnessing women's power in national development.
