The Congress renewed its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday as it questioned his silence on the ongoing violence in Manipur and other burning issues in the country. On PM Modi's claim that he doesn't get scared, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh asked then why the prime minister was quiet on the issues of China, Manipur, misuse of central agencies, inflation and unemployment.
Earlier today, PM Modi held a rally in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur where he hit out at the Congress government over alleged corruption and stalled development in the state. He alleged that corruption was Congress' biggest ideology.
"Jo dar jaaye wo Modi nahi (one who gets scared is not Modi). I won't step back from taking steps for the welfare of Chhattisgarh. We have invested double what Congress did in the state. Congress is the enemy of the poor," said PM Modi at the rally held at Science College ground in Raipur.
In response to Modi's remark, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh launched a counter attack saying, “So why the silence on China? So why the silence on Manipur? So why the rampant misuse of ED and CBI? So why the silence on rising inflation and unemployment? So why the silence on Modani?”
Congress has coined the term 'Modani' alleging Prime Minister Modi's links to billionaire Gautam Adani, who has been accused of corruption by research firm Hindenburg.
On Friday, PM Modi visited Chhattisgarh which is ruled by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress. This was the prime minister's first visit to Chhattisgarh since became the prime minister for the second term in 2019. PM Modi said if the Congress was a guarantee for corruption, he himself was a guarantee for action against graft. The scam-ridden Congress government in Chhattisgarh has become a model of misrule and people have decided to root it out in the upcoming Assembly elections, he said.
“The next 25 years will be crucial for the development of Chhattisgarh, but a big 'panja' (Congress's poll symbol) is standing like a tall wall against it. Congress's panja had decided to snatch your rights and it will loot and destroy the state,” he said.