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"Non-Bullet Proof Trucks For Jawans": Rahul Gandhi Targets PM Modi

New Delhi
October 10, 2020

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi this morning yet again targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused the government of spending Rs. 8,400 crore for special aircraft, while neglecting safety of soldiers. In a tweet, the ex-Congress chief wrote in Hindi: "Our Jawans are travelling in non-bullet proof trucks and aircraft worth Rs. 8,400 crore is being arranged for the Prime Minister. Is this fair?"

Mr. Gandhi, Congress MP from Kerala's Wayanad, also shared a video that purportedly shows some soldiers talking. NDTV cannot independently verify the authenticity of the video.

In the two minute video, one of the men in uniform can be heard saying: "We are travelling in a non-bullet proof vehicle at a time when people are not safe in bullet-proof vehicles. They are playing with our lives. We are wasting our lives." It's not clear where the video has been shot.