Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress party at a massive election rally in Barpeta Road, accusing it of echoing “song lyrics by Pakistan” and undermining India’s armed forces. “To defame Modi, the Congress party curses the valour of our brave army. Whether it is surgical strike or air strike, Congress always pumps the agenda of the enemy,” Modi charged, drawing cheers from the crowd.
During the ‘Operation Sindoor’, our armed forces compelled Pakistan to come down on its knees, but Congress sang the same song which was written by Pakistanis. The Pakistan connection of Congress leaders is always a heavy burden on the country, PM Modi said. The Congress party has betrayed our armed forces by denying One Rank One Pension (OROP) for decades. It is the BJP-NDA government which has deposited Rs 1.25 lakh crores into the accounts of our ex-servicemen.
He said, “Congress can do anything to grab power. Assam has paid a huge price for it. Srimata Shankardev, Madhabdev, Damudar Aata, Haridas Aata and their Satras are the heart of Assamese spirituality. But Congress handed over the land of Satras to illegal infiltrators. The Congress party let the infiltrators grab land if Satras, forests, and tribal land. The BJP government is evicting these illegal encroachments and now distributing land rights to indigenous, tribal and tea workers communities.”
PM Modi further urged the people of Assam to stay vigilant, slamming Congress for openly supporting illegal infiltrators, opposing anti-encroachment evictions, and pushing legislation that would criminalise the term “infiltrators.” He warned that under their proposed act, infiltrators would be portrayed as victims, while indigenous and tribal communities face constant jail threats for speaking out. “ In their speeches and interviews the Congress leaders are talking about such an anti-Assam legislature. So your vote to BJP will make Assam secure and safeguard its identity”, PM Modi said.
PM Modi added that the people of Assam have resolved two key tasks this time: ensuring a hat-trick victory for the BJP-NDA government and delivering a historic, century-defining defeat to the “royal prince of the Congress party” sitting in Delhi.
He further congratulated each and every supporter and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) across the world on the party’s foundation day. “ We are all in the service of Maa Bharti with the spirit of nation first. Our resolution is to make our nation developed and a self-reliant Bharat. We seek blessing from you with the same spirit in this election too”, he added.
The campaign for the Assam election will end on April 7. PM Modi has addressed three mega rallies in Assam on April 6 in his last phase of the campaign. Apart from Barpeta Road, he also attended two rallies in Hujai and Moran to conclude his election campaign in the state.
