Deoghar (Jharkhand): Asserting that the Congress will be losing the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday claimed that the party has fielded “two batsmen” to defend the “naamdar” (dynast).
In a veiled dig at Congress leaders Mani Shankar Aiyar and Sam Pitroda, Modi said they were tasked by the party to take responsibility for its poor poll show.
“One says ‘hua to hua’ (it happened, so what) on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, while the other one, who has been behind the curtains after abusing me during the Gujarat elections, is attacking me again,” the prime minister said. While Pitroda faced the wrath of Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his remarks, Aiyar in an article raked up his controversial “neech” remark against Modi, saying his comments turned out to be prophetic.
Referring to the huge gathering at the meeting, Modi said it was a “live example of what would happen on May 23”.
“The Congress has understood this very well. That is why it has started preparing for the results. Now you will think, when the BJP-NDA is winning, why the Congress will prepare? Its preparation is, ‘uska thikra, party mein, kiske sir mein phode’ (on whose head the defeat should be thrust upon),” the prime minister said. “The Congress cant say that they lost elections for ‘naamdar’, which will be against the principles of ‘vansvad’ (dynasty). It was only after the fifth phase that the two nearest ‘darbaris’ (courtiers) of the family started batting on their own,” he added.
“They don’t have the courage to not take the field and play the match without asking the captain. There is an exodus in the Congress to become martyrs (take blame).” The prime minister has often targeted Gandhi, calling him “naamdar”.
The Congress, Modi said, has proposed to do away with the sedition law, which would embolden terrorists, naxalites and their supporters. (PTI)
