In a fiery rebuttal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegations, the Congress get together claimed on Sunday that the PM has resorted to “lies” and “hate speech” to divert the general public’s consideration away from actual points, following a “disappointment” within the first section of the Lok Sabha elections. The counterattack got here in response to PM Modi’s declare that if Congress wins energy, it’s going to redistribute wealth to Muslims, citing former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assertion that the minority group has the primary declare to the nation’s sources.
At a rally in Rajasthan’s Banswara, Modi claimed that the Congress intends to distribute individuals’s hard-earned cash and valuables to “infiltrators” and “those who have more children”.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge retaliated, claiming that no prime minister in India’s historical past has degraded the dignity of the workplace greater than Modi. He accused Modi of utilizing “lies” and “hate speech” to divert consideration, and claimed that the Prime Minister’s actions mirror the values of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Kharge additionally claimed that mendacity for energy, making false references, and levelling baseless accusations towards opponents are hallmarks of the Sangh and BJP’s coaching. He promised that the nation’s 140 crore individuals would now not fall for such “lies”.
Kharge siad that the Congress manifesto is for all Indians and promotes equality and justice for all, claiming that the get together’s Nyaya Patra is based on reality.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said that after “disappointment” within the first section of voting, “the level of lies of Narendra Modi has fallen so much that he now wants to divert the people’s attention from the issues as he is rattled”.
The tendencies of large help for Congress’ “revolutionary manifesto” have begun to emerge, Gandhi said in a Hindi put up on X.
“The country will now vote on its issues, including employment, family, and the future. “India won’t be diverted,” the previous Congress chief said.
In his remarks in Rajasthan, Modi mentioned, “The Congress manifesto states that they will calculate the gold with mothers and sisters, gather information about it, and then distribute that property. They will distribute it to whom- – Manmohan Singh’s government stated that Muslims have the first right to the country’s assets.”
“Previously, when their (Congress) government was in power, they stated that Muslims have first priority over the country’s assets. This means, to whom will this property be distributed? “It shall be distributed to those that have extra kids,” the prime minister said.
The Congress has said that its manifesto doesn’t point out “redistribution” and that it helps a “comprehensive socio-economic caste census”.