A day after Rahul Gandhi talked of jitni aabadi, utna haq promise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the Congress and countered the Opposition,
saying the largest population in the country for him is poor and their welfare
is his goal.
Addressing a rally, PM Modi referred to former Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh’s remarks made in 2006 that minorities must have the “first
claim” on the country’s resources and asked if the Congress has changed its
position if the party wants to decrease the “rights of the minority”.
PM Modi’s remarks came a day after the Bihar Government released
data of the caste survey which showed that the 63 per cent of the State’s
population comprises Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) and Other Backward
Classes (OBCs).
PM Modi attacked the Congress and said the party “has been
outsourced’.
“Since yesterday, Congress leaders are saying jitni aabadi utna
haq… I was wondering what the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would be
thinking. He used to say that the minority, particularly Muslims, has the first
right to the country’s resources,” remarked the PM.
“But now Congress is saying that the population of the community
will decide who will have the first right to the country’s resources. So now do
they (Congress) want to decrease the rights of the minority? Do they want to
remove the minorities? So, should the Hindus, who have the largest population,
come forward and take all their rights?” asked PM Modi.
“I am repeating Congress party is no longer being run by Congress
people. Senior leaders of Congress are sitting with their mouths shut, neither
are they asked, nor do they dare to speak after seeing all this. Now Congress
has been outsourced,” he added.
PM Modi countered the caste thrust of Opposition parties by laying
emphasis on removing poverty among all sections.
“I say if there is biggest population in the country, it is of the
poor. Poor are the biggest population for me and their welfare is my objective,”
he said.
PM Modi also attacked the Congress Government in Chhattisgarh,
saying it has provided ghotalebaaz sarkar to the people of the State and “corruption
and crime are at their peak”.
He said the development in the state “is seen on posters” and
people are yearning for a change.
Chhattisgarh is among five States that will go to the polls by the
end of the year. BJP is seeking to oust the Congress Government in the State
which came to power in 2018.
ANI
