Speaking at BJP‘s ‘Parivartan Mahasankalp’ rally in poll-bound Chhattisgarh‘s Jagdalpur, PM Modi asserted that poor people of the country have the first right over the nation’s resources.
On Monday, the Nitish Kumar-led government, of which Congress is a part, released a caste survey of the state. The survey showed that OBCs and EBCs constitute a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total population.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had hailed the Bihar caste survey, saying that the country needs a caste-based census to give people their due rights as per their population.
Mounting a scathing attack on Congress, PM Modi said that the grand old party believes that population decides who has the rights on resources.
“For Modi, poor people are the biggest abadi of the country and they have the first right over resources. Welfare of the poor is my aim,” he said.
Recalling former PM Manmohan Singh’s remarks over the rights of minorities, PM Modi said that Congress is contradicting its own statements.
“What would former prime minister Manmohan Singh be thinking? Manmohan Singh ji used to say minorities have the first right over resources of the country and Muslims have the first right over resources. But now Congress is saying the population will decide who will get how much share of rights. Do they want to decrease the rights of Muslims?” he asked.
Whose population is more, PM Modi asked, and said will it be possible to ensure the rights according to the population.
“Should Hindus take all the rights? Congress should clarify whether the rights will be given according to the population. Does Congress want to remove minorities?” he said.
PM Modi said that his government introduced every scheme with the interest of poor people in mind, adding that “the poor is the biggest caste, biggest community in the country.”
PM Modi also alleged that the Congress has entered into a secret pact with some other country and taking pleasure in speaking against India, and asked people to remain alert.
“I have been saying this that the Congress party is no longer being run by Congress people. Big leaders of Congress are sitting with their mouths shut. Now those people are running Congress from behind the curtain who are in nexus with anti-national forces. Congress wants to destroy India by dividing the Hindus of the country at any cost and wants to divide the poor,” he alleged.
“What secret pact Congress has entered into with some other country it has not disclosed so far. After the agreement, Congress is taking pleasure in speaking against India. It is presenting the good things of India in a bad light and enjoying it. It seems their love for the country has declined,” he said, cautioning people to remain alert of them.
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