NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Congress and its “cronies”, accusing them of joining an international conspiracy to defame and destabilise the country and create social divisions, while following the “politics of falsehoods”.
“For some time now, conspiracies are being hatched to weaken India’s democracy and social fabric.International conspiracies are being hatched. National parties like Congress and their cronies (chatte-batte) are involved in this game. Today, Haryana has given a befitting reply to every such conspiracy,” the PM said while he made a veiled reference of Rahul Gandhi, as someone born not with a silver but gold spoon being involved in the conspiracy.
“Congress wants to build a nation where people hate its culture, don’t trust its institutions. Whether it is the Election Commission, defence forces, police or judiciary, Congress is trying to tarnish every institution. Till the Lok Sabha results came, they created a ruckus and even during elections, they along with allies and urban Naxal friends went up to the Supreme Court to raise doubts over the conduct of EC. Even today, Congress sought to mislead the people. Every time, they try to raise doubts over the objectivity of our institutions. It is their habit. Congress shamelessly has been doing this,” he said after the party’s historic third consecutive term in Haryana.
Modi said the mandate was a befitting reply to Congress, describing it as a party that was against Dalits, OBCs and tribals.
He said its leaders saw power as their birth right and behaved like a fish out of water when not in govt. “Desperate to return, they’ve resorted to spreading divisive caste politics, pitting the poor against each other. In Haryana, Congress rejected Dalit and OBC participation and openly threatened to end reservations. Their game is clear: trade the rights of the marginalised for votes,” he said.
Modi said Congress aimed to weaken India by sowing discord among its people, inciting farmers and Dalits against the BJP. “Attempts to undermine our Army and youth have also failed, as Haryana’s youth rejected these divisive tactics. The message is clear: anti-national politics will not prevail. Despite ongoing conspiracies against India’s democracy, economy and social fabric, Haryana has responded decisively,” he said.
He described Congress as a “parasite party”, which he said was further established after the poll verdicts in Haryana and J&K. “In the Lok Sabha polls too, most of Congress’s wins came due to allies. Wherever allies trusted Congress, they sank. Congress has now become a liability, dragging down its own partners,” he said. Without naming National Conference, he added that in J&K, Congress’s partner feared it would lose seats due to the alliance. Modi said that across states, voters had rejected a second term for Congress with the last time this happened being in 2011 in Assam. In contrast, BJP had won consecutive terms in Gujarat, MP, UP and Uttarakhand with Haryana also on the list.
Asserting that the unprecedented mandate will echo far and wide, the PM said, “In Haryana, development has triumphed over lies. This marks a new chapter in Haryana’s political history.”
Modi said after decades, J&K saw peaceful elections, with results marking a victory for India’s Constitution and democracy. “While National Conference gained more seats, BJP emerged as the largest party by vote share,” he said as he extended congratulations to all winners.
“Some said Kashmir would burn after Article 370’s removal, but instead, it blossomed. The massive voter turnout was heartening. For the first time, from MLAs to BDCs and DDCs, elected representatives are now shaping the future. We’ve restored the true spirit of the Constitution in J&K — what better tribute to Dr Babasahab Ambedkar than this?” he asked.
Modi said the Haryana verdict would give a boost to efforts being taken to make India a developed country. He said farmers, youth, women and poor were the pillars of development in the country.