Retired deputy army chief N S Malik slams UPA government

Retired deputy chief of the Indian Army Lieutenant General N S Malik claimed here today that the security and integrity of the nation is not safe under the UPA government.
Malik, who is the BJP's national security cell convener claimed that India's defence preparedness is not upto the mark under the Congress-led UPA government.
Malik who is here to seek votes of ex-servicemen for Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha BJP candidate K Haribabu said that there is a need to modernise defence services including the air force and the navy.
Recommendations of the C Subrahmaniam Committee appointed by the NDA government after the Kargil war was not implemented by the UPA government, he said.

He said that during his recent election meetings Narendra Modi had promised to solve ex-servicemen's problems once the BJP comes to power at the Centre.