New Delhi: Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ridiculing the proposed grand alliance of opposition parties, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asserted the country in the next 100 days will be free of his “tyranny and incompetence”.
“Your Highness, the cries for help are the cries of millions of unemployed youth; of farmers in distress; of oppressed Dalits and Adivasis; of persecuted minorities; of small businessmen in ruin; begging to be freed from your tyranny & incompetence.
“In 100 days they will be free,” tweeted Gandhi in response to Modi assertions that the ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) was a grouping of corrupt, negativity and instability.
“Today, the entire opposition has come together and is shouting ‘bachao, bachao, bachao’,” Modi had said referring to 23 political parties coming together for ‘oust Modi’ campaign on Saturday at a mega rally in Kolkata organised by West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee.
‘Bond of corruption’
Modi on Sunday hit out at opposition parties, terming the ‘mahagatbandhan’ a grouping of corrupt, negativity and instability and accusing them of misleading the people.
“This mahagatbandhan is a unique bond. It is the bond of ‘namdars’, bond of nepotism, bond of corruption and scandals, bond of negativity and bond of instability and inequality,” Modi said.
“They have an alliance of parties while we have an alliance with 130 crore Indians. We are dedicated to the dreams and aspirations of people while they are trying to promote their sons and daughters. They have the money power and we have the people’s power… They are busy in saving their families while we are working to save the nation,” he said.
Modi slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying the party which was involved in large scale violence even in panchayat polls in the state was now talking about saving democracy in the country.
“If someone files nomination against them even in panchayat polls, they indulged in violence and murder. Today they are talking about saving democracy. It is ironical that those parties that do not have an iota of democracy within themselves are now forming alliances to tell people about the state of democracy in the country,” Modi said without taking any name. (IANS)
