New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed two virtual elections programmes and attacked the Opposition for their politics of division on caste ahead of the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
In his first virtual address to BJP booth workers in Jharkhand, Modi launched an all-out attack on the Congress, JMM and RJD, accusing them of talking big but failing to deliver on their promises while trying to create a divide on the caste and community lines.
PM Modi also referred to an old advertisement of Congress and said the party was opposed to reservation for OBC and SC/STs.
“As long as there was only Congress rule in the country from Panchayat to Parliament, no one could talk about reservation. From Nehruji to Rajiv Gandhi, all the people of the Congress royal family have been vehemently opposed to reservation. At that time, Dalit, OBC and the tribal society were scattered in many small castes, but gradually people started understanding the words of Babasaheb Ambedkar,” Modi said while talking to a party worker.
He added that dynastic parties are not only corrupt but also the biggest hurdle for talented youth of the society.
He also slammed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his remarks that his party has given “false guarantees” to the people.
In his second virtual address to the followers of Shree Swaminarayan sect on the 200th anniversary of the temple at Vadtal in Kheda district of Gujarat, Modi stressed upon the importance of unity and integrity. “Unity among citizens and integrity of the nation is important to make India a developed nation by 2047. But, unfortunately, some people are trying to divide our society on caste, religious, linguistic, men-women, village-city lines due to their vested interests or their narrow-mindedness,” Modi said. The PM added, “We have to understand the seriousness of the intentions of these anti-nationals and will have to unite to defeat them.”
