New Delhi: PM Modi wanted to assure the nation that the sacrifices of Indian soldiers would not go in vain and India, while peace loving, is capable of giving a fitting reply if provoked. “The country will be proud to know that our soldiers died fighting the Chinese,” said the Prime Minister, who observed two minutes of silence in tribute to the 20 soldiers who died for the country before starting a scheduled meeting with Chief Ministers on the covid-19 crisis.

PM Modi warned in a strong message to China, it is capable of giving a fitting reply, be it any situation. PM said after the border fight on Monday that marked the giant escalation after weeks of tension. “I would like to assure the nation that the sacrifice of our jawans will not be in vain. For us, the unity and sovereignty of the country is most important,” said PM Modi, who had been accused by opposition leaders like Congress’s Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda of silence on the month-long tension with China and Monday’s killings.

Whenever time has come, we have proved our strength and capabilities in protecting our integrity and sovereignty. Sacrifice and resilience is in our national character. But velour and courage is also our country’s character,” the Prime Minister warned. The Prime Minister said India wants that differences should not become disputes. “We never provoke anyone but we will not compromise with integrity and sovereignty.