Calling Congress “scammers,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 1, launched a scathing attack on the grand old party in Dhanbad and said that Congress and its allies are the “biggest enemies of development.”
“Congress and its alliance parties are the biggest enemies of development … The foundation stone of the electricity power plant of North Karanpura was laid by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the end of the previous century… After that, the scammer government of Congress came into power and this project was shut down… In 2014, I gave a guarantee of reviving this project. Today, a number . of houses are lightened because of this power plant,” the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister further said that for the development of Jharkhand, better law and order and an honest Government is important.
Calling the JMM-Congress government dynastic and corrupt, Modi said “extortion” has increased under the present regime, and they have created “mountains of unnamed properties.” “But the dynastic, corrupt, and appeasing government of JMM-Congress has deteriorated the situation… In Jharkhand, extortion has increased. Because of appeasement, trespassing has increased. JMM-Congress leaders are busy filling their safe vaults. They have created mountains of unnamed properties,” PM Modi lashed out at JMM.
#WATCH | Dhanbad, Jharkhand: At a public rally PM Modi says, "For fast development in Jharkhand, better law and order and an honest government are important. But the dynastic, corrupt, and appeasing government of JMM-Congress has deteriorated the situation… In Jharkhand,… pic.twitter.com/sD4i24Kc32
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Indirectly referring to Congress Rajya Sabha member Dhiraj Sahu and recent ED action against former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, PM Modi said that we had seen heaps of coal, but heaps of cash were seen for the first time.
“This is your money… Whatever is looted, has to be returned, this is Modi’s guarantee. When I take action against such people, they run away because they are aware of their deeds,” he added.
The Congress MP has been in the news since December last year after the Income Tax department seized Rs 351.8 crore in cash during raids on the premises linked to Odisha-based Boudh Distillery Pvt Ltd, promoted by his family.
JMM leader and former CM Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on January 31 in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam case. PM Modi further said that JMM and Congress have only considered Adivasis (tribal communities) as their vote bank.
“They will never let the talented Adivasis come forward. These dynasts only think of their own family… Modi is doing everything for your future… You are my family and the future of your children is my guarantee,” he added.
#WATCH | Dhanbad, Jharkhand: At a public rally PM Modi says, "… JMM and Congress have only considered the Adivasis as their vote bank… They will never let the talented people of the tribal communities come forward. These dynasts only think of their own family… Modi is doing… pic.twitter.com/Pu1Hwkpt16
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the “400 seats pitch” during his address to a public event in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad on March 1 and said that the slogan of ‘400 paar’ is being raised because the country has faith in “Modi’s guarantee.”
Addressing a public rally in Dhanbad , PM Modi said that only one sound is audible everywhere and that is ‘Ab ki Baar, 400 paar’. “The slogan of ‘400 paar’ is being raised because the country has faith in Modi’s guarantee… I want to apologize that the ‘pandal’ is too small today. Only 5 per cent of the people are inside, the rest 95 per cent are outside in the sun,” the Prime Minister said.
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He further said that the NDA would win over 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls as the country is relying on Modi’s guarantee. The PM hit out at the Congress and its allies saying that they were the enemies of positive development in the country.
“Congress and its alliance parties are the biggest enemies of development… The foundation stone of the Electricity power plant of North Karanpura was laid by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the end of the previous century… After that, the scammer government of Congress came into power and this project was shut down… In 2014, I gave a guarantee of reviving this project. Today, a no. of houses are lightened because of this power plant” the Prime Minister said.
Meanwhile, at the public rally, Jharkhand BJP Jharkhand President Babulal Marandi accused the Opposition alliance of being neck deep in corruption. “The I.N.D.I Alliance Government in Jharkhand is busy looting… Even royals and kings might not have as much land as the former CM Hemant Soren’s family owns, all looted from the poor people,” Marandi said.
State Health Minister Banna Gupta welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the land of Birsa Munda.
“We welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the land of Birsa Munda. PM Modi launched Ayushman Bharat on the soil of Jharkhand, hence I appeal to him that only 28 lakh people are getting the benefits of Ayushman Bharat but the rest 33, 50000 are still deprived of all benefits…In Modi’s guarantee, all non-issues have become issues but the real issues are yet not addressed,” Banna Gupta said.
Earlier, PM Modi unveiled development projects worth more than Rs 35,700 crore, an initiative focused on the fertiliser, rail, power, and coal sectors in Jharkhand. The Prime Minister is on a two-day visit to Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Bihar on March 1 and 2.
(with inputs from ANI)
