Congress-ruled States ATM of party’s ‘shahi parivar’: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticizes Congress, urges Maharashtra not to become party's ATM, emphasizes patriotism and unity.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (November 9, 2024) said that wherever a Congress government is formed, that State becomes the ATM (Automated Teller Machine) of the party’s ‘shahi parivar’ (royal family).

“We won’t let Maharashtra become the ATM of Congress,” Mr. Modi said, addressing a campaign rally in Akola for the November 20 State Assembly elections.

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“I challenge the shahi parivar of Congress to prove if they ever visited Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s panchteerth,” Mr. Modi said.

Mr. Modi has coined the term panchteerth to denote Amedbkar birthplace in Mhow, the place in London where he stayed while studying in the U.K., Deeksha Bhoomi in Nagpur where he embraced Buddhism, his ‘Mahaparinirvan Sthal’ in Delhi, and ‘Chaitya Bhoomi’ in Mumbai.

People of Haryana foiled the conspiracy of Congress by following the ‘Ek hai to safe hai’ (we are safe if we are united) mantra, Mr. Modi said.

“The Congress knows that it will be strengthened only if the country is weakened. The policy of that party is to pit one caste against the other,” he said.