Bagalkote: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp critique at the Congress party in Karnataka on Monday, accusing them of operating more like an “extortion gang” than a government. Modi criticised the Congress for its governance, alleging that it had transformed the renowned “tech hub” of Karnataka into a “tanker hub.”
Addressing an election rally in Bagalkote in Karnataka PM Modi said, “Congress isn’t running a govt in Karnataka but an ‘extortion gang’. Karnataka which is known as a tech hub and has made its name in the world, Congress has made it a ‘tanker hub’. These people are dreaming of a scam like the 2G scam.”
“I am telling you some inside information since the Centre has information about this, days are not far when Congress in Karnataka won’t be able to give payments to the government employees. All the experienced people and even the history of the country say ‘Congress aayi, tabaahi laayi’,” PM Modi added.
PM Modi also slammed the Siddaramaiah government over the law and order situation in the state. He stated, “When one of our daughters was stabbed multiple times in Hubballi, the government here started attacking the dignity of that daughter to save their ‘vote bank’. In Karnataka, fundamentalists have gone uncontrolled, a shopkeeper listening to ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in his shop was attacked.”
In an apparent dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Prime Minister said that those who enjoy vacations cannot help in development of India.
“It’s your vote that will strengthen Modi and then the country will become the third largest economy in the world. It’s our resolution to make India a manufacturing hub, and skill centre. These resolutions can’t be fulfilled by those who enjoy vacations,” he said.
While 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka went to the polls on April 25, the remaining 14 seats will face election on May 7.
