So they didn’t let the country become self-dependent (in terms of the production of defence equipment). He said that while China has become a premier country in defence export, India is now a big importer of defence equipment. There has been an increase of 80 per cent in the manufacturing of defence equipment,” he said. Attacking the Congress over Pitroda’s remark, Modi said that on one hand, Congress leaders ask for votes in the name of their ancestors, but when questioned on their actions, they say “hua toh hua (it happened, so what?)”. “Kya kehta hain (What do they say),” Modi said, and the crowd shouted, “Hua toh hua.”“This hua toh hua mentality weakened the country national security policy,” he said.

Source: Indian Express May 14, 2019 04:07 UTC