Terror factories in neighbourhood waiting for weak govt: PM

Terming terrorism the biggest threat facing India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said terror factories running in the neighbourhood are waiting for a weak government here.

This is a new India which will strike terrorists in their den, within the border and outside it, he said in an election rally, about 25 km from the temple town of Ayodhya, in which he focussed much of his attention on the dangers of terrorism.

Recalling the Easter Day blasts across Sri Lanka, he said, "We saw what happened in Sri Lanka. The same situationprevailed in our country before 2014. Can we forget the blastin Ayodhya? There were terrorist attacks on a daily basis."

In the past five years, he asserted, news of such blasts have stopped.

"This doesn't mean terrorism has stopped. Terrorismfactories are running in our neighbourhood. It is anindustry there and it is their business. They are waiting for aweak government. They are waiting for a chance," the prime minister warned.

Cautioning people ...