KARKARE DEATH: CONG INSULTING MARTYRS, SAYS PM
MUMBAI: Prime minister Narendra Modi in his rallies in Maharashtra on Tuesday alleged that the Congress was insulting the martyrs of the Mumbai terror attack by saying that the attack was not done by Ajmal Kasab but by a police officer. Modi said that this establishes the intentions of Congress and the INDIA alliance. Modi also alleged that the opposition, in its pursuit of appeasement of minorities, has announced that it will give “full reservation” to Muslims by snatching it away from scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward classes and the poor. He also said that the opposition INDIA bloc has planned to reverse all significant decisions taken by his government.
Modi addressed two rallies for BJP and ruling alliance candidates in Ahmednagar and Beed districts. The Ahmednagar rally was held for BJP’S Ahmednagar candidate Sujay Vikhe Patil and Shiv Sena candidate from Shirdi Sadashiv Lokhande. In Beed, BJP’S national secretary Pankaja Munde is the candidate.
Referring to Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar’s remarks that Hemant Karakare was killed during the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai by an Rss-affiliated police officer, not by Ajmal Kasab, Modi said in Ahmednagar: “The whole world knows that the terror attack was the handywork of Pakistan. The phone recordings of the terrorists are available and even Pakistan has admitted its act, but the Congress has been issuing certificate to Kasab. The Congress leaders, including a former external affairs minister who is close to the ‘parivar’, has said that Kasab was innocent. This is an insult to the martyrs like policeman Tukaram Ombale.”
In Beed, Modi said: “The INDIA bloc has announced it will cancel the decision of abrogating Article 370, scrap CAA and Teen Talaq decision taken by us. It has announced that it will cancel the scheme of free ration to poor and PM Kisan Nidhi given to farmers. Congress has decided to change the decision on Ram Mandir. Congress’ prince (Rahul Gandhi) wants to change the Supreme Court order on Ram Mandir, like his father Rajiv Gandhi changed Shah Bano decision by the apex court decades ago to appease Muslims,” he said.