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Country, army have bowed down before PM, says Devda; Cong says it’s insult to armed forces
The Political and Business Daily
|May 17, 2025
MADHYA Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda on Friday said the country, its army and soldiers have 'bowed down at the feet’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, prompting the Congress to dub it an insult to the valour of the armed forces.
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The BJP leader later claimed his statement was "distorted" by the opposition party, and he meant to say the people have bowed before the army after seeing its valour during the successful execution of Operation Sindoor.
The controversy followed after another Madhya Pradesh minister, Vijay Shah, came under fire for remarks about Col Sofiya Qureshi who conducted media briefings on Operation Sindoor along with Wing Commander Vyomika Singh.
Devda, who is the finance minister of BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, was speaking at a function of Civil Defence volunteers in Jabalpur.
This story is from the May 17, 2025 edition of The Political and Business Daily.
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