Cong, SP duped minorities in name of justice: PM
Previous govts known for corruption, appeasement politics, alleges Modi
AMROHA (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused previous governments of cheating the SC, ST and OBC communities in the name of social justice, and said he is working towards achieving the dream of social reformers Jyotiba Phule, BR Ambedkar and Chaudhary Charan Singh.
The prime minister also took a veiled dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, saying the “do shehzade ki jodi” has been rejected by people.
Addressing a poll rally here in support of Kanwar Singh
Tanwar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Amroha Lok Sabha constituency in western Uttar Pradesh, Modi said, “Previous governments have only cheated the people of SC (Scheduled Caste), ST (Scheduled Tribe) and OBC (Other Backward Classes) communities in the name of social justice.” In a veiled attack on Gandhi and Yadav, Modi said, “The shooting of the film, ‘do shehzade ki jodi (pair of two princes)’, is going on. But their film has already been rejected.”
“Every time these people go out to seek votes from the people of Uttar Pradesh, they carry a basket of dynasty, corruption and appeasement. They do not leave any chance to attack our faith.” Hitting out at the Congress candidate from Amroha, Danish Ali, he claimed that he has objections in saying “Bharat Mata ki jai”. “Will a person, who cannot accept Bharat Mata ki jai, look good in the Indian Parliament? Should such a person be allowed entry into the Indian Parliament?” he asked the rally.
Slamming the opposition, Modi said, “The SP and the Congress declined the invitation to the Ram temple’s consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. People hankering for vote banks refused the invitation to the ceremony. They are not satisfied after refusing the invitation, so they abuse the Ram temple and Sanatan Dharma. The SP, for its vote bank, call Ram bhakts hypocrite. Those in the INDIA bloc hate Sanatan Dharma.”
He alleged that when he went under the sea to offer prayers in Gujarat’s Dwarka, where Lord Krishna had gone from Amroha, “the prince of the Congress said there is nothing to pray under the sea. They are rejecting our faith only for their vote banks”.