Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Congress and RJD over corruption and “Muslim appeasement policy” and said he was hardly bothered even if they perform “mujra” for their vote bank politics.
The PM also said the countdown had begun for RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav to go to jail after the Lok Sabha elections.The PM mentioned the Calcutta High Court order this week to cancel all the other backward classes (OBC) certificates issued by the West Bengal govt since 2010 by which 75 Muslim communities were given reservation under the OBC category. He also cited the example of Karnataka and Telangana and said, “If the INDI Alliance wants to perform ‘mujra’ for vote bank, it hardly bothers me. I will continue fighting for the quota of OBCs, SCs and STs.”
PM cautions first-time voters against return of 'jungle raj'Addressing three back-to-back rallies in Patliputra, Karakat and Buxar Lok Sabha constituencies where polling is scheduled in the last phase on June 1, the PM accused the oppn INDI Alliance of being extremely communal, casteist and dynastic and said they can go to any extent to tweak the Constitution and give the reservation meant for the OBCs/SCs/STs and EBCs to the Muslims for their appeasement policy. "Modi has unmasked their faces and will expose them further," he said.
In an oblique reference to Tejashwi and the land-for-jobs scam when Lalu was the railway minister in the UPA govt, Modi said, "Jinhone Bihar mein garibon ko loot kar naukri ke badle jameen likhwayi hai wo kaan khol kar sun lo, unka jail jane ka countdown shuru ho gaya hai. They will not be spared... this is the NDA govt and Modi's guarantee," he said.
Without taking the name of Tejashwi who has held more than 200 election rallies by helicopter, Modi said, "Jaise hin helicopter mein chakkar lagane ka samay pura hua, jail ka rasta tai ho jayega."
Modi cautioned the first-time voters against the 'jungle raj' (RJD rule) return in Bihar if they voted for the oppn alliance. "People used to wait at railway stations for dawn to go home. Their laltenia (lantern is RJD poll symbol) illuminated one family only while leaving Bihar in the dark," he said.
Modi also attacked the three "shahzade" (Congress's Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi) and said, "After the June 4 results, Bihar's shahzada will get busy looking after 'jamanat (bail) and amanat' while the one of Congress has already started preparations for vacation. The UP shahzada must be in a state of shock (sadma lag gaya hoga) after the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls. The UP shahzada even amused his supporters by claiming his alliance victory in all the 80 seats in UP. I can't say whether it is the result of Congress shahzada's companionship or his cycle (poll symbol of SP) getting punctured in one election after another."
Taking a dig at Lalu and Tejashwi, Modi said their lantern (RJD poll symbol) has illuminated only their family house and left Bihar in the dark during the 'jungle raj'.
Without taking the name of Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh, who is in the fray against Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief and former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha in Karakat, Modi said people of Bihar judiciously vote to ensure that it is not wasted as this election is not only to elect an MP but the country's PM.
Referring to Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah's "fear of Pakistan's atom bomb", Modi called the INDI Alliance netas "cowards" and said, "Modi inke dar ko bhi darata hai and unke (Pakistan) ghar mein ghus kar bhi marta hai. They (Pakistan) now think twice before taking any step against Bharat."
The PM also invoked Bihari pride and said the RJD leaders and Congress's 'shahi parivar' kept mum when a Congress party minister in Punjab abused Bihar people and threatened not to let them enter his state while a DMK leader in Tamil Nadu and Telangana and West Bengal chief ministers spoke against Bihar and its people.
Recalling the historical and religious significance of Buxar as the land where Shri Ram had visited Maharshi Vishwamitra's ashram and driven away the evil forces, Modi asked the people to identify those who abuse Bharat abroad when the world looks up at the country with immense respect and regard.
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