CM of Uttar Pradesh Adityanath Yogi described the Indian armed forces as "Modi ki Sena" on Monday, for which he has to face criticism. Opposition parties have also slammed the Chief Minister of UP for violating the model code of conduct and politicising the armed forces.
Chief electoral officer of Uttar Pradesh L Venkateshwarlu asked district magistrate Ghaziabad for the report and directed him to submit the report immediately over Adityanath's comment made at a public meeting on Sunday.
On the flagrant violation of the election commission's model code of conduct, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “From the prime minister to chief minister, they are trampling upon the mandate of the country, fearing imminent defeat in the 2019 elections.”
Surjewala also said “Adityanath is a zero-performance chief minister, that’s why he has to hide behind the sacrifices and valour of our armed forces. He is guilty of the death of nearly 400 children, a majority being in his own parliamentary constituency, and protecting people accused of rape like BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar.”
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said it was shocking to hear the description of the army as “Modi Sena”. “Such blatant personalisation and usurping of our beloved Indian Army is an insult and a humiliation. We are proud of our army. They belong to all. They are a great asset of our nation and not a cassette of the BJP. People of this country must stand up and reject this statement,” Banerjee tweeted.
Former army vice-chief Lieutenant General AS Lamba (retd). did not approve of the UP CM’s comments either. “Any army in a democracy belongs to the nation and is meant for its security and sovereignty, Alluding to the army in a way that is akin to personalising the force is out of place. The Indian Army is an apolitical army”.
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