Defence Min𝓰ister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India neither troubles ot♐hers nor does it spare those who trouble the country.
India never favoured war and violence but it cannot remain neutral to injustice and oppressioꦑn, Singh said.♒
"We all believe that India is a country which had always been peace loving. War and violence were never our nature. India neither attacked any other country, nor it occupied even an inch of a✃ny other country's land. This is India'🐼s character," the Defence Minister said.
Singh was speaking at the Gita Dana Yajna organised by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) atꦺ its magnificent Rajadhiraja Govinda temple in Vasantapura in Bengaluru.
&ꦰquot;The world should also know that India doesn't like war and violence, but staying neutral to the injustice and oppress𒐪ion is also not part of our character," he said without elaborating.
The Union Minister exp༒lained the circumstances that led to the Battle of Mahabharata.
It was on the battlefield of Kurukshetra where Lord Sri Kr✅ishna delivered his epic lecture which came to be known as Srimad Bhaಞgwad Gita, he said.
The Defence Minister told the gathering that the Pandavas, the central character of the Hindu epic Mahabharata were ready to settle for five villages after spending years in exile but the Kauravas were not ready to part with land measuring the cusp of a needle. This deni💛al had led to the battle, whi🎐ch ended by establishing the victory of virtues.
"That's why I often sa🍸y that India never troubles others bﷺut if someone troubles us, India will not spare them. This is the message of Bhagwad Gita," Singh said.
He also told the audieꦇnce that the content of Gita makes it eternal and universal. Reading Bhagwad Gita aꦕnd imbibing it in life makes a person fearless, he added.
The ISKCON Bengaluru has decided to donate one lakh copies of Bhagwad Gita through out this month, apart from organising cultural and religious events.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and ISRO chairman S Somanath were among the dignitaries who were present on the occasion.
