Congress leader accuses Modi of twisting his words
In the face of a political storm, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of distorting his “shakti” remarks and clarified that it was not made in a religious context.
Mr. Gandhi was responding to Mr. Modi’s speech earlier in the day at a rally in Shivamogga in southern Karnataka where he accused the INDIA bloc of trying to destroy ‘Hindu Shakti’. Taking a cue from the PM, BJP leaders have launched an allout attack on Mr. Gandhi.
“Modi ji does not like my words. He always tries to change their meaning by twisting them in some way or the other because he knows that I have spoken a deep truth. The power that I mentioned, the power that we are fighting, its
Taking a cue from the PM, BJP leaders have launched an all-out attack on Rahul Gandhi
mask is none other than Modi ji,” the Congress leader posted on X.
In his speech in Mumbai on Sunday at the conclusion of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Mr. Gandhi raised concerns about the operation of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
“There is a word ‘shakti’ (might) in Hinduism. The question is, what is that shakti and what does it entail for us? The soul and integrity of EVMs have been traded to the king [Modi]. Not just EVMs but every autonomous institution of the country, be it the ED, CBI or Income Tax department, have traded their spines to the Centre,” he had said.
Clarifying his remark, he said that the power he was talking about was not of religious nature but the power of “unrighteousness, corruption and falsehood”.
“It is a power that has captured India’s voice, institutions, CBI, IT department, ED, Election Commission, media, industries and constitutional structure. For this power, Narendra Modi waives off loans worth thousands of crore rupees while a farmer is forced to commit suicide on not being able to pay loans worth few thousand rupees,” the Congress leader said.
“... It’s the power of unrighteousness, corruption and falsehood. That is why whenever I raise my voice against him, Modi ji and his machine of lies get upset and enraged,” he added.