India do not want land of China or Pakistan but peace: Gadkari

India is t interested in land of Pakistan or China but wanted peace and amity, Union minister and senior BJP leer Nitin Gkari said on Sunday. dressing virtual 'Jan Samv' rally of Gujarat BJP from Nagpur in Maharashtra, he said India believed in peace and n-violence and do t want to be strong by becoming an expansionist.

"India never tried to grab land of its neighbours like Bhutan and Banglesh," he ded.  Minister of Ro Transport & Highways and MSME also said that COVID-19 crisis will t last long, as a vaccine is on its way soon. "India do t want land of eir Pakistan or China.

All India want is peace, amity, love, and (want) to work toger (with neighbouring countries)," Gkari said. His comments came at a time when India and China are engd in a stand-off at Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Lakh. Talking about completion of one year of second term of Modi government, Gkari said its biggest achievement was to bring peace in country by dealing with matters of internal and external security.

"...Wher it is about almost winning over Maoist problem or securing country from Pakistan-sponsored terrorism...re is China on one side of our border and Pakistan on or side. We want peace, t violence," he said.

During his speech, Nagpur MP referred to famous vel "Mrityunjaya" by Marathi velist Shivaji Sawant, saying peace and n-violence can be established by only those who are strong and t weak. "We should t make India strong by becoming expansionist. We want to make India strong for establishing peace. We never tried to grab land of Bhutan. Our country me Sheikh Mujibur Rahman prime minister of Banglesh after winning war (with Pakistan in 1971), and our soldiers returned reafter.

"We took t a single inch of land. We do t want land eir of Pakistan or China. All we want is peace, amity, love, and wanted to work toger," he said. Gkari also said coronavirus crisis will t last long as scientists in India and abro have been working to develop a vaccine.

"This crisis is t going to last long. Effort is on in our country to develop a vaccine for coronavirus. Scientists across world are working in this direction. As per information received by me, I can say with confidence that very soon we will find vaccine. Once we develop a vaccine, we won't have to fear crisis, Gkari ded.

As per Union Health ministry, India saw  highest single-day spike of 11,929 vel coronavirus cases in  last 24 hours, taking number of infections to over 3.20 lakh on Sunday, while toll crossed 9,000 mark with 311 more deaths.