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Indians live for country's pride in time of crisis: Upadhyay

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay today said that Indians live for the pride of their country only at the time of crisis whereas people in other nations do it on a daily basis by proving themselves as good citizens.

"We all have to care about our country. We live for the pride of country at the time of crisis. If there is any war like Kargil today, the people of the country will sacrifice all their things for the nation," Upadhyay said.

"But in other countries, people live for the pride of their nations by being good citizens in their daily lives which we also need to do," he said.
 

Upadhyay was addressing his party's 'Purav Sainik Ekta Manch' unit at Constitution Club here. He, however, clarified that he was commenting in his personal capacity and not as the Delhi BJP President.

"If we prove ourselves good citizen, then it takes care of all things required for service of the nation. (agar hum apne aapko acha nagrik prove karten hai, to woh sari batein aa jati hain jo desh ke liye karne ki jararut hai).

Speaking on the One Rank One Pension (OROP) issue, the BJP leader also said that Modi government had taken care of ex servicemen by accepting their long-pending demand.

"In the last 68 years, no governments have taken care of our soldiers. Modi government has accepted ex servicemen's long-pending OROP demand," he said.

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First Published: Aug 21 2016 | 5:07 PM IST

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