DRDO achievement pride for nation, let us not play politics on it: Ram Madhav

With the Opposition accusing Prime Minister Modi of trying to get electoral mileage by announcing amid the poll process the successful testing of India's anti-satellite missile ability, the BJP Wednesday cautioned political parties against playing "politics on the issue".

Terming DRDO scientists achievement as a "pride" of the nation, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav said "let us not play politics" on the issue.

Modi announced Wednesday that India demonstrated its anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite, and described it a "rare achievement" that puts the country in an exclusive club of space super powers.

"Let us not play any politics (on the achievement). The whole country takes pride in the achievement of our scientists," Madhav told reporters here.

Replying to a question on a reported Congress' claim that the country developed this capability way back in 2012, the BJP leadersaid,"If it was developed in 2012, I don't know why it was never tested or never told to the people."
Lashing out at the Congress for seeking support of the National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party in Jammu, he said, "You can understand the condition of the Congress which is banking on the support of these parties."
Referring to the Congress' promise of minimum income of Rs 72,000 a year to the poorest 20 per cent household in the country, Madav said the party is promising "moon" to the people