Saharsa/Lakhisarai, Nov 3: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for frequently accusing opposition leaders of “insulting him, the country and Bihar”, and sarcastically suggested that he should create a new ministry, the Apamaan Mantralaya (Ministry of Insults).
Addressing back-to-back rallies in Bihar’s Saharsa and Lakhisarai districts, Vadra accused the prime minister of diverting public attention from issues such as unemployment, corruption and poverty by constantly targeting his political opponents instead of speaking about governance.
“Instead of talking about development, the prime minister keeps accusing every opposition leader of insulting the country. He should form a new ministry, Apamaan Mantralaya, because that’s what his government seems to be most focused on,” she said to loud cheers from a packed crowd at Sonabarsa in Saharsa.
The Congress general secretary added, “That ministry will make a list of all the people who disrespected or insulted him or the country. The prime minister seems more interested in counting insults than addressing people’s problems.”
Her comments came days after Modi accused the Congress-RJD combine of “insulting Chhathi Maiyya, opposing the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and protecting infiltrators for vote-bank politics”.
Taking a sharp dig at the prime minister, Vadra said, “Whenever you ask any question to the PM, he is either touring the globe or starts crying that everyone is insulting him. Instead of cribbing, he should answer the people of Bihar and the youth about the misrule here.”
The Congress leader compared the current situation in the country to colonial times, remarking, “First it was British rule, now it’s Modi Raj, where if you ask a question, you are either killed or beaten up, but you don’t get any answers.”
Accusing the NDA of “speaking on unnecessary issues” while staying silent on corruption, unemployment and the alleged collapse of governance in Bihar, Vadra said, “Nitish Kumar doesn’t run the Bihar government anymore. It’s the prime minister and people at the Centre who are running the show.”
The Congress general secretary claimed that “lakhs of names” have been removed from Bihar’s electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), calling it a “conspiracy” to weaken people’s democratic rights.
The Congress leader also took a dig at the NDA government for “failing to generate employment” despite ruling Bihar for nearly two decades. (PTI)
