*NEW DELHI – **Indian PM Modi comes under fire in India over anti satellitemissile test drama which he revealed today.*
* An Indian opposition leader, Mamata Banerjee, said she was lodging acomplaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his announcement of ananti-satellite test on Wednesday, saying he had done it to “reap politicalbenefits” before an election.*
“Today’s announcement is yet another limitless drama and publicitymongering by Modi desperately trying to reap political benefits at the timeof election,” Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal state anda potential prime ministerial candidate, said on Twitter.
She said it was a gross violation of an electoral code of conduct.
“We are lodging a complaint with the Election Commission.”
An Election Commission spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a textmessage seeking comment.
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In a television address to the nation, Modi said an Indian missile had shotdown an Indian satellite in space.
“Some time ago, our scientists, shot down a live satellite 300 kilometresaway in space, in low-earth orbit,” Modi said, calling it a historic feat.
India has had a space programme for years, making earth imaging satellitesand launch capabilities as a cheaper alternative to Western programmes.
India’s staggered general election begins on April 11.
