Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress party during a rally in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, accusing it of harbouring disdain for India’s constitution, identity, and family values.
Modi alleged that the Congress is plotting to reduce the quota for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) while advocating for reservations based on religion.
In his address, Modi accused the Congress of having a covert agenda to introduce an “inheritance tax,” which he claimed would result in the confiscation of property belonging to the public. He warned the audience about the party’s purported intentions, emphasising the need to resist such policies.
He said that Congress was working against the constitution by giving religion-based reservation. “Today, such a truth of Congress has come out that stunned the countrymen. Our constitution clearly prohibits reservation based on religion. BR Ambedkar himself was against this but Congress has taken a dangerous resolution and to complete this they are continuously trying to fool people and play their own game. Congress has given reservations in Andhra Pradesh based on religion in 2004. In their manifesto for the 2009 and 2014 elections, they have promised religion-based reservations… Congress is preparing to cut the quota of SC, ST and OBC and to implement reservations based on religion,” he said.
PM Modi referred to the LIC slogan to attack the Congress. “‘Congress ka mantra hai-Congress ki loot, jindagi ke sath bhi loot, jindagi ke baad bhi loot. Congress hates the country’s Constitution. They hate the identity of India and hence they are working on all those projects that weaken the Country and its stature. The Congress who said lord Ram is an imaginative figure, have rejected the invitation of ‘Pran Pratistha’,” he alleged.
PM Modi alleged that Congress wants to impose a tax on the inheritance received from parents. “Congress has now made another revelation. Their hidden agenda has come out. Congress says that it will impose an Inheritance Tax…Congress says it will also impose a tax on the Inheritance received from parents. Congress will take away almost half of your property that you have accumulated through your hard work and want to give it to your children…Congress has no idea about India’s family values,” he alleged.
“Congress want to snatch your property. They will do an x-ray as their leader is saying and will look at what is there in your locker and at home… Be it jewellery or ‘mangalsutra’ of women, Congress will search for everything and then they will snatch it and redistribute it… If you have two homes, one in the city and the other in the village, Congress will take one. If you have two cars, they will take one, Congress has announced this. After snatching all these things from you, they want to give it to their ‘vote bank’,” he added. (With inputs from ANI)
