PM Modi counters Congress’ ‘kabr’ barb with ‘kamal’

He said that when the Congress ruled the States in the northeast, its Central leaders used the region as an ATM to fill their pockets

The more “some people” wish to see him dead, the stronger Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will become, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.

Addressing election programmes for the BJP in Meghalaya and Nagaland, he countered the Congress’  kabr (grave) barb with  kamal (lotus, the BJP symbol).

“Some people, rejected by the country, are praying with beads and saying  Modi teri kabr khudegi (Modi, your grave will be dug). But India is saying  Modi tera kamal khilega (Modi, your lotus will bloom). The people of India will give them a befitting reply for such mindset and using such language,” the Prime Minister said after a roadshow in Shillong.

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He continued in the same vein in Tura, the second-largest urban centre and the political hub of Meghalaya.

“The blessings of the people across the country are making some people so frustrated that they feel things will not work out for them as long as Modi is alive. So, they are digging Modi’s grave. How long will you dig my grave? Do some social work,” he said.

Mr. Modi targeted the Congress in his first rally of the day in Nagaland’s Dimapur.