Gandhi accuses government of asking soldiers to buy own clothes/shoes
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the government for making "empty slogans" and accused it of asking soldiers to buy their own clothes and shoes.
He used a media report to back his charge, claiming Army has decided to cut down its 50% supplies from state-owned ordnance factories and ensure money is spent on procuring the stock of critical ammunition and spares.
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Rahul Gandhi's tweet
MAKE (empty slogans and useless acronyms) IN INDIA....meanwhile, make our soldiers buy their own clothes shoes. https://t.co/UaWqsIhnQx
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 5, 2018
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Soldiers will be hit due to this move, says Rahul
"MAKE (empty slogans and useless acronyms) IN INDIA.... meanwhile, make our soldiers buy their own clothes and shoes," Gandhi said on Twitter.
The report further claimed that supplies such as clothing (combat dress, berets, belts, shoes) to soldiers will be hit due to the move and soldiers will have to spend their own money to buy uniforms and other clothes from civilian markets.