India, May 12 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday, saying all citizens may "not get an opportunity to die for the country at the border", exhorted Delhi residents to contribute towards national development and "fight social evil" at home on the lines of soldiers fighting for the country.

Speaking at a conference and annual accolades ceremony for women doctors at the India International Centre, she said: "We are all hearing about the developments on the borders...Lakhs of jawans are protecting you and me on the borders and we naturally feel like contributing to it... but we will not get a chance to go on the border or to shoot at the enemy...we will not get the opportunity to die for the country but all of us have the opportunit...