Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the opposition for questioning his statement that the presence of Rafale fighters would have given greater fire power to the IAF during the February 27 aerial engagement with Pakistan.
PM Modi said India would not sit quietly in the fight against terrorism and would do all to cure it from the root, which lies in Pakistan.
"I said if Rafale was acquired in time it would have made a difference (during the February 27 dogfight), but they say Modi is questioning our air force strike," he said, addressing a gathering in Jamnagar.
"Please use common sense. What I said was if we had Rafale at the time (of aerial dogfight), then none of our fighter jets would have gone down and none of theirs saved," PM Modi added.
Lashing out at statements from opposition party leaders who demanded proof of the February 26 air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot, Modi said his objective was to end terror while that of the opposition was to remove him.
"The root of terrorism disease is in neighbouring country, should we not cure the disease from its root," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
"Even if mentors of those seeking to destroy India are outside, this country won't sit quietly," he said addressing a gathering after inaugurating an annexe building of Guru Govind Singh hospital and various other development works in Jamnagar.
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