Reject Congress, its allies as they did not attend Pran Pratishtha at Ram Mandir, says Modi
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticizes Congress leaders, praises Ram Mandir inauguration, and condemns Congress alliance with outlawed organization, in Kalaburagi.
“I had told in Parliament that many big Congress leaders will run away from Lok Sabha elections and barge into Rajya Sabha. That is what has exactly happened. They gave up what they thought is their inheritance right and ran away,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, in an oblique referrance to All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge, at an election rally in Hosapete on Sunday.
After Mr. Modi’s comments in Lok Sabha, Mr. Kharge was defeated in 2019 Lok Sabha elections on his home turf, Kalaburagi. He was later elected to the Rajya Sabha and then, elected as the Leader of Opposition in the Upper House.
Mr. Modi also said that the Congress and its allies have rejected the invitation to the inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and called upon the people to reject them in the elections.
“Ram Mandir Trust members met the leaders of the Congress and its allies and requested them to attend the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. However, these leaders rejected it. It is an insult to Lord Ram. It is an insult to the 500-year-old struggle for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya,” he said.
“You must reject those people who rejected the invitation to a holy task. The Congress had said that the country will be on fire if the Ram Mandir is ever built. Nothing of the sort happened after we built the temple,” Mr. Modi said.
Terming the outlawed Popular Front of India (PFI) a dangerous organisation, Mr. Modi said that the Congress had joined hands with it just to win the elections.
“We had decided to take on PFI, a dangerous organisation. We had decided not to allow it to kill innocent people. With a lot of courage, we banned it. Many of its leaders are now behind bars. However, the Congress is conspiring with it to destroy the country,” Mr. Modi said.
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