Saharanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe at the Congress party on Saturday, asserting that it is disconnected from the hopes and aspirations of contemporary India. He criticised the party’s manifesto, released on Friday, stating that it mirrors the ideology of the Muslim League during the freedom movement.
Addressing a public rally PM Modi said, “You would have seen, the way Congress released its manifesto yesterday, it proved that today’s Congress is cut off from the aspirations and expectations of today’s India. The manifesto released by Congress reflects the same thinking that was prevalent in the Muslim League during the freedom struggle. The Congress manifesto completely bears the imprint of the Muslim League and the little remaining part, it is dominated by the Leftists. Congress is not visible in this.”
“Today, the country is speaking with one voice that the Congress which fought for the country’s independence, that was finished decades back. The Congress that is left has neither policies for in nation’s interest nor vision for country’s progress,” PM Modi added.
PM Modi also launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over the tie-up between the two parties for the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday referred to their unsuccessful partnership in 2017 assembly polls and said “do ladkon ki flop film” has been released again.He also slammed the INDIA alliance and said while they are for “commission”, his government is on a mission.
Congress manifesto was released at the party headquarters by party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on Friday.
Congress made a slew of promises in its manifesto including a legal guarantee for MSP, 50 per cent reservation for women in government jobs, repealing Agnipath scheme, doubling GDP in next ten years, strengthening anti-defection law, restoring status quo ante with China, mobile phones for students from class IX to XII and amending the GST regime.
