While attending a rally in Rajasthan on Sunday, Narendra Modi said that the Congress would distribute people’s hard-earned money and valuables to “infiltrators” and “those who have more children” if it came to power.
“The Congress manifesto says it will calculate the gold with mothers and sisters, get information about it, and then distribute that property. They will distribute it to whomever Manmohan Singh’s government had said that Muslims have the first right to the country’s assets,” he said.
He added, “Earlier, when their (Congress) government was in power, it said that Muslims had the first right to the country’s assets. This means to whom will this property be distributed? It will be distributed among those who have more children.”
“It will be distributed to the infiltrators. Should your hard-earned money go to the infiltrators? Do you approve of this?” he said.
“This urban Naxal mindset, my mothers and sisters, they will not even leave your’mangalsutra’. They can go to that level,” Modi alleged.
The Congress, however, claimed that its manifesto does not talk about “redistribution” and that it favors a “comprehensive socio-economic caste census.”.
The Prime Minister of India received criticism from several opposition leaders for his “redistribution of wealth” remarks during an election rally in Rajasthan’s Banswara.
Prime Minister Receives Criticism
AIMIM and Congress Presidents Owaisi and Mallikarjun Kharge,, respectively, hit back at the Prime Minister along with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.
“Modi guarantee has been to abuse Muslims and get votes”
Reacting to the prime minister’s speech, All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi wrote on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), “Modi today called Muslims infiltrators and people with many children. Since 2002 until this day, the only Modi guarantee has been to abuse Muslims and get votes. If one is talking about the country’s wealth, one should know that under Modi’s rule, the first right to India’s wealth has been that of his wealthy friends. 1% of Indians own 40% of the country’s wealth. Common Hindus are made to fear Muslims while their wealth is being used to enrich others.”
“Hate Speech”
Mallikarjun Kharge said on Sunday, “Today Modi Ji’s desperate speech showed that India is winning the first phase. What Modi ji said is definitely hate speech, but it is also a deliberate ploy to divert attention.” He said that no leader has deteriorated his post as much as Narendra Modi did and connected the Prime Minister’s behavior to the teachings of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
“Lying for power, making false references to things, and making false allegations against opponents is the specialty of the Sangh and the BJP’s training,” the Congress chief added.
“Our manifesto is for every Indian. It talks about equality for all. Talks about justice for all. The Nyaya Patra of Congress is based on the foundation of truth, but it seems that the chair of the dictator like Goebbels is now shaking,” Mallikarjun Kharge wrote in Hindi on X.
“Level of lies of Narendra Modi has fallen”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also lashed out at Modi for his speech, saying after facing “disappointment” in the first phase of voting, “the level of lies of Narendra Modi has fallen so much that he now wants to divert the people from the issues as he is rattled.”.
“Trends have started coming in regarding the immense support that Congress’s ‘Revolutionary Manifesto’ is receiving,” Rahul Gandhi posted on X.
“The country will now vote on its issues, its employment, its family, and its future. India will not be diverted,” the Congress MP from Wayanad added.
“Use Your Power”
Urging people to use their power to lodge a complaint against Modi, MP Saket Gokhale said in a post on X, “The Election Commission ignores the opposition and has kept giving a free pass to Modi and the BJP. During elections, the EC is not accountable to political parties. But they’re accountable to the people of India. This is the email address of the Chief Election Commissioner: cec@eci.gov.in.”
“Will at least a thousand responsible Indian citizens send a short email to the CEC demanding that strict action be taken against Modi before tomorrow evening? This is your chance to use your voice and to play your part in these elections beyond just voting. 1 short email. 1000 Indians. They can’t ignore your collective voices,” he added.
While Congress’ media and publicity department head Pawan Khera accused the PM of “lying,” Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also slammed Modi for not answering the important questions related to youth, women, farmers, Dalits, and backwards and diverting those questions by “shamelessly lying” and “insulting” statements.
