Last Updated: May 07, 2023, 19:18 IST
PM Modi at his rally in Shimoga district. (Twitter)
“The royal family of the Congress works against the interest of the country. They secretly meet the diplomats of countries which are against India,” the PM mentioned, apparently referring to the conferences Rahul Gandhi has had with Chinese diplomats
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a frontal assault on the Gandhi household in his final ballot speech in Karnataka, terming them as a “royal family that works against the interests of the country”.
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This comes after Sonia Gandhi, in a speech on Saturday, mentioned the sovereignty and integrity of Karnataka should be protected, which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has attacked as being a secessionist assertion. The PM’s assault on the Gandhi household comes as he wrapped up his Karnataka marketing campaign.
“Yesterday, they (Gandhis) said they want to protect the sovereignty of Karnataka. It means they are openly advocating to part Karnataka from India,” the PM mentioned.
“The royal family of the Congress works against the interest of the country. They secretly meet the diplomats of countries which are against India,” the PM mentioned, apparently referring to the conferences Rahul Gandhi has had with Chinese diplomats up to now.
Modi mentioned the Congress’s “royal household” also encourages international forces to interfere in the country’s affairs.
“When the Congress comes, the spirits of terrorists and criminals get high…During the Congress rule, terrorists and criminals are convinced that the Congress’s hand is with them,” the PM said, in his last campaign rally in Karnataka, pointing to the ban on Popular Front of India (PFI) brought by the BJP government.
“We have seen time and again that for the sake of appeasement, the Congress openly comes down in support of terrorists,” the PM said.
The BJP has been attacking the Congress in the Karnataka elections for protecting the PFI and withdrawing cases against the PFI in the past.
ರೈತರಿಗೆ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ಅನ್ಯಾಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸುಧಾರಣೆಗೆ ನಾವು ಹೇಗೆ ಶ್ರಮಿಸಿದೆವು ಎಂಬ ಬಗೆಗಿನ ತುಣುಕುಗಳು. pic.twitter.com/3sRuISqeby— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 7, 2023
The PM has also accused the Congress of having a back-room deal with the SDPI, the political arm of the PFI, in the Karnataka elections.
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