It’s Aurangzeb raj, says PM
Dharampur (Guj), Dec. 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday likened the imminent elevation of Rahul Gandhi to dynastic succession of Mughal rulers, and castigated the Congress for abandoning “public modesty” by deciding to make a person, who is out on bail in a graft case, its president.
“Mani Shanker Aiyar, who was a minister in the Congress government said “did elections happen during Mughal rule? After Jahangir, Shahjahan came, was any election held? After Shahjahan it was understood that Aurangzeb would be the leader. Does the Congress accept that it is a one family party? We don’t want this Aurangzebi Raj (Aurangzeb’s rule) .... For us, country comes first, 125 crore people of this country are our high-command,” Mr Modi said.
The Prime Minister also targeted the Congress over corruption during its rule, and spoke about the clean governance under him in Gujarat and at the Centre.
Dharampur (Guj), Dec. 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday likened the imminent elevation of Rahul Gandhi to dynastic succession of Mughal rulers, and castigated the Congress for abandoning “public modesty” by deciding to make a person, who is out on bail in a graft case, its president.
“The Congress has abandoned all public modesty. The Congress has gone bankrupt, as it is going to make a person who is out on bail in corruption case its president,” Mr Modi told a rally here in Valsad district of election-bound Gujarat, apparently referring to the National Herald case. Political parties, he said, will think 17 times before making those out on bail even a district unit chief.
“Will you allow that to happen? Will you stop the journey of development in Gujarat?” Modi asked the audience that responded with an ‘no’.
Modi also took potshots at Rahul Gandhi over his frequent visit to temples during the poll campaign. “In earlier days, there used to be a competition to show how secular they are. If one says that I am secular, the other will say he is four kg more secular, the third will say he is six kg more secular and the fourth would claim he is 10 kg more secular. “But what is the competition for before 2017 (Gujarat) polls? After 70 years where all they have to go to?”
REFERRING to the BJP’s victory in the civic polls in UP, Modi said, people in the Congress also think they would not been able to harm the BJP’s prospects in 2019 elections.