National security compromised under Modi rule: Congress

May 23, 2015 18:23

The Congress today claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has put the national security at stake by drastically reducing defense sector spending.

Congress national spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi told reporters here that the NDA government has failed miserably to meet the expectations on defence and national security fronts.

"Out of the total sanctioned budget for defence, Modi government has not utilised more than Rs 28,000 crore. Thus, the defence spending remained just 86 per cent. Such failure in defence spending has put our national security and national interest at stake," claimed Singhvi.

The Rajya Sabha MP accused the BJP government of curtailing spending on Mountain Strike Corps (MSC), which was created during UPA rule to keep a vigil on Indo-China border.

"MSC was created under UPA government. We have allocated Rs 85,000 crore for it. However, that budget was reduced by 50 per cent by Defence Ministry in April," he said. Singhvi questioned the manner in which Modi announced to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.

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