‘Vote Ki Kheti’: Caste To Structure, PM Modi Tears Into Congress In Rajya Sabha Speech – News18
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PM Modi accused the Congress of practising appeasement politics to safe votes, claiming that the social gathering’s precedence has all the time been “household first”
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In a transparent dig at Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stated that makes an attempt are being made to “unfold caste poison in society”.
Replying to the controversy on the Movement of Due to the President’s Tackle within the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi stated that for a few years, Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Different Backward Courses (OBC) throughout completely different events had been demanding constitutional recognition for the OBC panel.
Nonetheless, he claimed that their demand was constantly rejected by the Congress, stating that it didn’t align with the social gathering’s political pursuits.
Talking in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi says, ” Immediately, makes an attempt are being made to unfold caste poison within the society…For a few years, OBC MPs from all events had been demanding constitutional standing for the OBC Panel. However their demand was rejected, because it may not have suited their… pic.twitter.com/1kMIm57HOJ— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2025
The Prime Minister additional identified that regardless of this, the present BJP-led authorities had granted constitutional standing to the OBC panel.
“At any time when the difficulty of reservation got here up, it was carried out to create a rift within the nation… ” he stated.
“For the primary time, we gave a mannequin, we gave 10 per cent reservation to economically backward teams with out snatching from anybody. SC, ST, OBC communities welcomed it, nobody had an issue,” Modi added.
Congress practising appeasement politics
The Prime Minister additionally accused the Congress of practising appeasement politics to safe votes, claiming that the social gathering’s precedence has all the time been “household first,” with its insurance policies centred round this agenda.
“Nation first is the BJP’s precedence,” he said.
“I say it with quite a lot of satisfaction … For 5 to 6 a long time, there was no various mannequin for the individuals. After a very long time, after 2014, the nation acquired to witness a brand new mannequin, which isn’t based mostly on appeasement however ‘santushtikaran (satisfaction of all)’,” Modi stated.
“The sooner mannequin, particularly beneath the Congress, there was appeasement in every little thing. This grew to become the crux of its politics. It will give one thing to small teams and deprive others. On the time of elections, it will give false hope. It ran its politics by fooling individuals,” he stated.
PM Evokes Dev Anand, Kishore Kumar In Assault
PM Modi additionally criticised the Congress for imposing the Emergency, calling it a transfer to indulge the conceitedness of the royal household inside the social gathering. He recounted how the Congress authorities focused freedom of speech and imposed draconian measures in opposition to actors, singers, poets, and lyricists who refused to assist the federal government throughout that interval.
Modi identified how the Congress authorities in the course of the Emergency persecuted notable figures corresponding to singer Kishore Kumar and actors Dev Anand and Balraj Sahni for his or her refusal to assist the regime.
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, “Kishore Kumar refused to sing for Congress. Because of this, all of Kishore Kumar’s songs have been banned in Akashvani. I can’t neglect the times of the Emergency”(Video Courtesy: Sansad TV) pic.twitter.com/fGVibDgA2J
— IANS (@ians_india) February 6, 2025
He additionally took goal on the Congress management beneath the primary Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, for imposing restrictions on press freedom whereas presenting themselves as champions of democracy.
The Prime Minister additionally recalled how MPs like George Fernandes have been handcuffed and imprisoned in the course of the Emergency. Modi described how the Congress authorities turned the nation right into a jail to keep up the royal household’s energy.
PM’s Poetic Retort
To set the tone for his remarks, Modi resorted to poetry, reciting verses in response to the poetic debate initiated by Chief of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge.
In a pointed poetic reply, the Prime Minister stated, “Tamasha karne walon ka kya khabar, humney kitne tufano to par kar diya jalaya hai” (These concerned in gimmickry don’t realise the sacrifices we now have made to mild up the lamp).
Reflecting on the frustrations of the Emergency, Modi additionally recited traces by poet Neeraj, “Hai bahut andhiara, ab suraj nikalna chahiye, jis tarah se bhi ho, yeh mausam badalja chahiye” (The solar should rise to finish the darkness, the climate ought to change for the great).
Concluding his poetic remarks, Modi quoted one other line by Neeraj: “Mere desh udaas na ho, phir deep jalega, timir dhalega” (A lamp can be lit at some point to finish the darkness, so my expensive nation, don’t really feel disheartened).
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(With inputs from businesses)
