In a scathing assault on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday stated when the elections are over, individuals will solely keep in mind him because the PM who indulged in “divisive and communal speeches filled with lies” to keep away from an inevitable defeat.
Mr. Kharge urged the Prime Minister to search votes on the performance of his authorities over the past ten years instead of indulging in “hate speeches”.
The Congress president made the remarks in a letter to Prime Minister Modi in which he rebutted the assault and costs levelled in opposition to his celebration in the PM’s letter to NDA candidates after the second section of the Lok Sabha polls.
Prime Minister Modi has requested the BJP-led NDA candidates in the Lok Sabha polls to unfold consciousness amongst voters in regards to the Congress’s intention to snatch “reservation from SC, ST and OBC communities and give it away to their vote bank”.
In a private letter written to them, Mr. Modi additionally accused the Congress and its allies of having divisive and discriminatory motives, despite the fact that reservation on the premise of faith is unconstitutional.
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Writing to Mr. Modi, Mr. Kharge stated, “I saw the letter written by you to all the NDA candidates about what they need to communicate to the voters. From the tone and content of the letter it seems that there is a lot of desperation and worry in you which is leading you to use language that does not suit the office of the Prime Minister.”
“The letter makes it look like the lies in your speeches are not having the effect you intended and now you want your candidates to amplify your lies. Repeating a lie a thousand times will not make it the truth,” he stated.
The Congress chief stated the voters are clever sufficient to learn and perceive by themselves what the Congress has written in its manifesto and what ensures it has promised.
“Our guarantees are so simple and clear, that we don’t have to explain it to them. For your benefit, I will reiterate them here,” Mr. Kharge stated in his letter and elaborated on the celebration’s Yuva Nyay, Nari Nyay, Kisan Nyay, Shramik Nyay and Hissedari Nyay.
“We have heard you and the Home Minister say that Congress is practising appeasement politics. The only appeasement policy that we have seen in the last 10 years is the appeasement of Chinese by you and your ministers. Even today, you refuse to call China as ‘Ghuspaithiye’, instead on June 19, 2020, you said ‘Na Koi Ghusa Hai, Na Hi Koi Ghus Aaya hai’, insulting the supreme sacrifice of 20 Indian soldiers in Galwan,” the Congress chief stated.
“Your public ‘Clean Chit’ to China, has weakened India’s case and made it more belligerent. Even as tensions escalate due to repeated Chinese transgressions and construction of military infrastructure near LAC in Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Uttarakhand, the imports of Chinese goods to India has increased by 54.76 per cent in the past 5 years alone and has crossed USD 101 billion in 2023-24,” he stated.
Noting that the PM in his letter to NDA candidates had claimed that reservation will likely be taken away from SC, ST and OBC and given to the Congress’ votebank, Kharge stated, “Our votebank is every Indian — the poor, the marginalised, the women, the aspirational youth, the labour class, the Dalits and the Adivasis. Everyone knows it is the RSS and BJP who opposed reservations at every stage since 1947.”
“Your leaders have openly spoken about it. You need to clarify why you are opposed to reservation to SCs, STs and OBCs on the basis of their population as per Article 16 of our Constitution,” Mr. Kharge stated.
“In your letter, you have said people’s hard-earned money will be snatched and given away. I would like to take this opportunity to request you to direct your party to return the ₹10 crore that were swindled from the poor Dalit farmers in Gujarat and given as electoral bonds to BJP,” Mr. Kharge stated.
He accused the BJP of amassing ₹8,250 crore by the “illegal and unconstitutional” Electoral Bonds.
He stated Mr. Modi’s letter “lies” that Congress needs to carry Inheritance Tax when it’s a former BJP Finance Minister and BJP celebration leaders who’ve repeatedly talked about they need Inheritance Tax.
“I see from your letter that you are worried by the low turnout of voters in the first two phases of the elections. It shows people are not enthusiastic about your policies or your campaign speeches. This is not because of the summer heat, but because the poor have been burnt by your policies,” the Congress chief stated.
Mr. Kharge claimed the Prime Minister was not in speaking in regards to the ever widening inequality, unemployment and unprecedented value rise, that has effects on the individuals.
“You are not interested in talking about the increasing atrocities on women by your leaders,” he stated in his letter to Mr. Modi.
The Congress’ manifesto speaks of ‘Nyay’ and the way it will carry progress for all sections of the society, Mr. Kharge stated.
“It is better as the Prime Minister if you seek votes on the performance of your government over the last ten years instead of indulging in hate speeches. The Congress Party would like to challenge you or anyone you depute to debate with us on our manifesto and the points you have made,” he stated.
“As I mentioned in my earlier letter, when the elections are over, people will only remember you as the prime minister who indulged in divisive and communal speeches filled with lies to avoid an inevitable defeat,” Mr. Kharge stated.
(with inputs from PTI)