Congress manifesto has stamp of Muslim League: PM Modi

April 06, 2024 01:39 pm | Updated 02:37 pm IST - Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 6 alleged that the Congress manifesto had the “stamp of the Muslim League and the Left”. Addressing a massive election rally in Saharanpur in west Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Modi, without explaining the reason for drawing the comparison, said the present Congress had moved away from the Congress of the Freedom Movement. “It neither has policies in national interest nor a vision for national development.”

Mr. Modi had come to bolster the prospects of the party candidates in Saharanpur and Kairana where the Muslim vote can prove decisive. While the BJP secured the Kairana seat in 2019, it lost Saharanpur to Bahujan Samaj Party.

Reaching out to the minority vote, Mr. Modi said his government was practising true secularism and social justice because “our schemes don’t differentiate between beneficiaries.”

Charging the INDIA alliance for saving the corrupt, Mr. Modi said while “the BJP is driven by a mission, the Congress is working to earn commission.” Elaborating on the mission, he underlined the construction of the Ram Temple, the abrogation of Article 370, and the law against Triple Talaq.

Clarifying that Triple Talaq didn’t only benefit Muslim women, Mr. Modi said it helped Muslim families. “No father or brother wants her daughter or sister to return home. For centuries, Muslim women would thank him for bringing a strong law against Triple Talaq,” he added.

Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath waded into The Guardian report on the Indian government’s role in eliminating terrorists in Pakistan. “The report of the reputed paper has brought global attention to how terrorists were eliminated in Pakistan between 2020 and 2022. Only The Guardian can tell about the source of its report but no one shall doubt the government has zero tolerance on any form of corruption and anarchy,” he said, adding issues on which world used to dither could no longer be sidelined. “The world is realising that terrorism is a challenge that needs to be addressed and India under Modi ji has taken the lead,” he said.

Earlier Mr. Modi also said under his government the country is getting global acclaim. “Duniya Main Bharat ka danka baj rah hai,” he repeated twice. Making up for not making Mr. Adityanath’s direct reference during the Meerut rally, he generously praised the Uttar Pradesh CM for the law-and-order situation in the State and for making vocal for local a reality through one district, one product scheme. “We are working on Ekta Malls across the country where products of different districts of Uttar Pradesh will be sold,” he said.