Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack at the opposition Congress and INDI Alliance on Saturday, saying that their only goal is “form government and mint money”.
Addressing a public rally in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur, he said that in comparison to the opposition group’s goal, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has worked towards permanent solutions to the problems in the last ten years.
“We focused on the youth and women of the country. NDA ran the Aatmanirbhar initiative to promote businesses. NDA started the Startup India initiative to create opportunities for the youth,” the PM said while highlighting his government’s work.
PM Modi noted that Kolhapur is known to be Maharashtra’s football hub, adding that the sport is quite popular among the youth here.
“If I speak to you in Football terminology, yesterday after the completion of the second phase, BJP-NDA is leading 2-0,” the PM said.
He said the Congress and INDI Alliance do politics using “anti-national agendas and appeasement”. Therefore, PM Modi said, “Phir Ek Baar, Modi Sarkaar”.
He said that the leaders of the INDIA bloc are saying that if they form government, then they will repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) law.
“Those who are struggling to win seats in three-digits range, can these INDI Alliance people reach the doors of the government?” the Prime Minister asked.
He said the opposition is now trying to find a new formula, “one PM for one year” formula. “This means five Prime Ministers in five years…this country is never going to tolerate it,” he added.
He also raked up the Congress’ “boycott” of the pran pratishtha ceremony of Ayodhya Ram Mandir. “Congress, which had been preventing the construction of Ram Mandir for decades, boycotted it as well. Congressmen also turned down the invitation of the pran pratishtha of Ram Lalla,” the PM said.
PM Modi referred to the example of Iqbal Ansari, a former litigant in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.
“Whereas Ansari and his family from Ayodhya, who fought the case against Ram Mandir in the court all their life, attended the consecration ceremony of the temple when the court said that this is the Ram temple,” the PM said.
With inputs from News18
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