Dalits, tribals will be treated like slaves if Modi, Shah get third term, says Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday urged people to vote for his party, asserting that a third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah would result in the poor, Dalits, and tribal people being “treated like slaves”.
“Before Independence, the poor, Dalits and tribals were treated like slaves. If you give a third term to Modi and Shah, the same situation will repeat. We will become slaves again,” he said at an election rally in Maharashtra’s Dhule, where the party has elded former MLA Shobha Bachhav against the BJP’s former Union Minister Subhash Bhamre.
The Lok Sabha seat in north Maharashtra will go
Mallikarjun Kharge
to the polls on May 20.
Stating that this election would shape the nation’s future, the Dalit leader said: “You have to vote for your own sake and your own people. We need to save the Constitution. This election will shape the future of the country.”
‘Spreading lies’
Mr. Kharge criticised Mr. Modi for failing to full promises such as bringing back black money and creating two crore jobs annually and accused him of
“spreading lies”.
He also accused Mr. Modi of implementing policies that increased production costs for farmers instead of boosting their incomes. “He [Mr. Modi] claimed to provide two crore jobs yearly but never did. Instead of increasing farmers’ income, as per his claims, his wrong policies increased the production cost for growers. That is why Modi should be removed from power,” he said.
Citing remarks of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, Mr. Kharge said, “If there is no Constitution, there will be ‘no one to save you’. RSS chief Bhagwat had said in 2015 that the Constitution should be changed. Later, many BJP MPs and saªron party leaders also made similar statements.”