Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Congress on Monday and likened the grand old party to "rusted iron". Addressing BJP workers ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, he said Congress would push Madhya Pradesh back into the BIMARU category if they win the polls.
He said Congress wanted people to remain poor in its own interest while more than 13.5 crore people came out of poverty under the BJP rule in the last five years in the country. "The Congress had turned MP into BIMARU state during its long rule after Independence. It will make MP BIMARU again if it gets an opportunity," PTI quoted Modi as saying.
Speaking at 'Karyakarta Mahakumb' organised on the birth anniversary of Jana Sangh co-founder Deendayal Upadhyaya in Bhopal, Modi said the Congress-led Ghamandia coalition backed the Women's Reservation Bill out of compulsion. The 'Karyakarta Mahakumbh' marks the end of the BJP's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatras' inaugurated by Union Home Minister earlier this month.
“Congress and allies backed the women's reservation bill out of compulsion. Its passage was possible as 'Modi hai to Mumkin hai'. Modi means the guarantee of fulfilling guarantees," Modi asserted.
"Congress is a parivarwadi party with a history of crores of corruption and vote-bank appeasement. It's like rusted iron that will be finished if kept in the rain," the PM added.
In a veiled attack, the PM, without naming Rahul Gandhi, said that for Congress leaders born with a silver spoon, "the life of poor people is like an adventure tourism and picnic and the poor person's agri field is a place for video shooting and photo session".
Wooing first-time voters, Modi said they are fortunate that they have seen only the BJP rule in Madhya Pradesh, which is the key centre of India's development vision. “For a developed India, MP too needs to be developed,” he added.
Congress spreads negativity
Modi slammed Congress for targeting the BJP for building new Parliament building, roads and stations, PTI reported. "Congress spreads negativity. They don't like the achievements of the nation. They want to take the country back to the 20th century," Modi said.
– with PTI inputs
