Modi targets oppn over 'Shakti' remarks, non-attendance of Ram temple event

Published date09 April 2024
AuthorStatesman News Service
Publication titleStatesman, The (India)
He claimed that the Congress tried hard to prevent the construction of the Ram temple. "… The Congress insulted Lord Ram by rejecting the invitation (of the consecration ceremony) and expelled its leaders who went to 'Pran Pratishtha' for six years. People will never forgive the party," he said

Modi was addressing an election rally in Pilibhit. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BJP state unit chief Bhupendra Choudhury welcomed the prime minister by presenting him with a flute.

Meanwhile, BJP MP from Pilibhit Varun Gandhi was conspicous by his absence in the rally. Varun and his mother Maneka Gandhi have also been excluded from the BJP's list of star campaigners.

"Today, on the first day of Navratri, I am also reminding the country how the INDIA bloc had sworn to eliminate Shakti. The Congress has grossly insulted the power which is worshipped in our country. These Congress leaders are talking about uprooting the power before which we bow our heads," the prime minister told the audience.

He also reiterated his earlier comments on the recently-released Congress manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. "The Congress manifesto bears the imprint of the Muslim League," he said, adding that the opposition parties are opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and dividing the country.

Modi also praised his regime for responding swiftly to the coronavirus pandemic outbreak and in fact, helping the world to tide over the crisis rather than seeking help from it.

"… Whenever there was a war crisis in the world, we evacuated every Indian safely," he said.

"Today India's voice is heard all over the world. This is the power of your vote. A strong government has been formed with your vote. The...

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