Cong. instigating people, voters should wipe out Oppn. party, exhorts PM
I am being threatened and abused by the corrupt, but there will be even bigger action against corruption after my reelection as I hear the voice of the country, says Modi in Uttarakhand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on Rahul Gandhi for his remark suggesting that there will be a “conflagration” in the country if he gets a third term, and asked the people to wipe out the Congress from everywhere.
Addressing his first election rally in Uttarakhand, Mr. Modi said he was “being threatened and abused” by the corrupt, but there will be even bigger action against corruption after his reelection.
“The Congress and INDIA bloc have made their intentions clear. Congress’s royal family shehzada (prince) has threatened there will be fire if Modi gets another term in office. Staying out of power has made them so desperate that they are now talking about setting the country afire. Would you let them do it?” said Mr. Modi.
At an INDIA bloc rally in Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, Mr. Gandhi had said that if the BJP wins the election through “matchfixing” and changes the Constitution, then the country would be on “fire” and would not survive.
“The Congress, with its Emergency mindset, no longer has faith in democracy. Therefore, it is busy instigating people against the electoral mandate,” Mr. Modi said.
He also accused the Congress of pushing the country towards instability and anarchy, and asked the people to wipe it out from everywhere.
Mr. Modi also accused the Congress of insulting the country’s first Chief of
Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, who hailed from the hill State.
He also talked about how the “weakness” of Congress governments had led to the “country’s division” and the “ceding” of Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara from Indian Sikhs. Mr. Modi also raised the Katchatheevu island issue, holding the Opposition party responsible for giving away the island to Sri Lanka during its rule.
Mr. Modi said he is “being threatened and abused” by the corrupt, but the action against them will go on as he hears the voice of the country against corruption. “I want to guarantee you that at the start of the third term... even bigger blow will be dealt to corruption,” he said.
He said more development work has been done in Uttarakhand over the last 10 years than in 6065 years before that. “In the third, your son will do one more big work. To ensure you get 24hour electricity, zero electricity bill and also earn money from electricity, Modi has started Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana,” Mr. Modi said.