Terror factories in neighbourhood waiting for weak government, says PM

Ayodhya / Kaushambi: Terming terrorism the biggest threat facing the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said terror factories running in the neighbourhood are waiting for a weak government here.

This is a new India which will strike terrorists in their den, within the border and outside it, he said at an election rally in Gosaiganj, about 25 km from the temple town of Ayodhya, where he focused much of his attention on terrorism.

Gosaiganj is in the same district as Ayodhya but falls in the Ambedkarnagar constituency.

Recalling the Easter Day blasts across Sri Lanka, he said, “We saw what happened in Sri Lanka.

The same situation prevailed in our country before 2014. Can we forget the blast in Ayodhya?

There were terrorist attacks on a daily basis.”

In the past five years, he asserted, this has stopped.

“It doesn’t mean terrorism has stopped. Terrorism factories are running in our neighbourhood.

It is an industry there and it is their business. They are waiting for a weak government,” the prime minister warned.

Cautioning people against terrorism, the prime minister referred to the oft seen signboards on roads , ‘Savdhani hati, Durghatna ghati (If we lower our guard, there will be a tragedy), and declared, “The game of terrorism is also the same.”

“This is a new India. It doesn’t disturb anyone but also does not spare if someone disturbs us...,” he said in his speech in Hindi, using the words ‘ghar me ghus ke maarenge’ to make his point.

If the country is safe, our aspirations will be fulfilled, Modi said at the Gosaiganj rally to mobilise support for BJP candidates Mukut Bihari Verma (Ambedkar Nagar) and Lallu Singh (Ayodhya). PMmadenomentionin hisspeechof theRamjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.