“I Brought My Father Home In Pieces”: Priyanka Gandhi At Poll Rally

New Delhi:

Hitting again at PM Narendra Modi, who has been attacking the Congress over an alleged “wealth redistribution” promise in its manifesto, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated she has seen a number of Prime Ministers – together with her father who she “brought back in pieces” – however not one who lies to the folks. 

In numerous rallies in the course of the ongoing Lok Sabha election, PM Modi has alleged that the Congress has promised “wealth redistribution” in its manifesto and wouldn’t spare even girls’s ‘mangalsutras’ – a chunk of jewelry worn by Hindu married girls. The Congress, together with its president Mallikarjun Kharge, has denied this cost and accused the PM of spreading misinformation.

Addressing a rally at Dharampur village in Valsad in PM Modi’s dwelling state of Gujarat on Saturday, Ms Gandhi stated in Hindi, “I have seen many Prime Ministers, and not just from my family. Yes, Indira Gandhi was one of them, she sacrificed her life for this country. Rajiv Gandhi was a Prime Minister too, I brought him home in pieces, he sacrificed his life for his country.” 

Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991, when a 22-year-old member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) detonated a belt laden with RDX whereas bending down to the touch his ft. 

Ms Gandhi continued, “Manmohan Singh brought a revolution in this country. If you look beyond the Congress party, there was Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was a civilised man at least. I can say with conviction that this will be the first Prime Minister of the country who lies to you like this. Who does not even think that he is speaking in front of the people and should be telling the truth.”

“He is now warning people to stay alert and claiming that the Congress will enter with an X-ray machine, see what you have, snatch your ornaments and ‘mangalsutras’ and give it to someone else. The Prime Minister is saying this. Is it even possible that this can be true? What is his problem with our nyay (justice) manifesto? Is his confidence shaken,” she requested.

‘Changing Constitution’

Repeating her occasion’s cost that the BJP had set a goal of successful 400 seats for the NDA as a result of it needed to amend the structure, she stated the ruling occasion denies issues earlier than coming to energy after which implements its agenda. 

“You must have seen that several BJP leaders, ministers and candidates are saying in various places, that they will change the Constitution. But PM Modi is saying they have no such intentions. If you look at their history, you will realise that they make junior leaders state what the party is going to do and then deny it initially,” she stated.

“As soon as they come to power, they implement the thing they denied they would do. This is their tactic, their process. They want to change the Constitution to weaken democracy and the people and deprive them of their rights,” the Congress chief claimed.

All 26 seats in Gujarat will vote within the third part on May 7. Results shall be declared on June 4.