Bengaluru, Apr 28:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the poll campaign in full swing for the BJP in Karnataka. Addressing a mega rally in Belagavi, PM Modi said, “When India progresses, everyone becomes happy. But the Congress has been so indulged in ‘Parivarhit’ that it gets perturbed by every single developmental stride India makes.”
PM Modi reprimanded INDI Alliance for misleading citizens on EVM-VVPAT issue, saying SC ruling shattered their dreams. “The Congress lied about HAL. The Congress opposed Made in India COVID vaccine during the pandemic. And the Congress attempted to defame India’s democracy worldwide under the pretext of EVM and then the Supreme Court gave them a resounding slap. Congress leaders who lied about EVM should apologize to the nation,” he added.
Talking about the Indian Judicial system, PM Modi said, “In the past 10 years, the BJP-NDA government has done a lot of work for the ease of living of the country’s citizens. BJP government removed the colonial laws of the criminal justice system. Now in our ‘Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita’, we have prioritised justice for our citizens more than punishment. Laws pertaining to terrorism have been strengthened, and laws pertaining to atrocities on others have been severed. ‘Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam’ has new provisions for electronic evidence. After being implemented on 1 July, it will help every citizen of the country.”
Furthermore, he added, “Ever since the Congress government came to Karnataka, the situation of law and order in the entire state has deteriorated significantly. What happened here in Belagavi with a tribal sister, what happened in Chikkodi with a Jain monk, is shameful. What happened with our daughter in a college campus in Hubli shook the entire nation. Her family kept demanding action, but the pressure of appeasement has prevailed on the Congress government. Even when a bomb blast occurred in a café in Bengaluru, the Congress government did not show seriousness initially. This is the same Congress that used terrorist organizations like PFI for votes in elections and defended their actions.”
Slamming Congress leader’s Raja-Maharaja remark, PM Modi said, “Congress’s shehzaada says that the kings and emperors of India were tyrants, they snatched the land of the poor. He insulted personalities like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Kittur Rani Chennamma. Their governance, their patriotism still inspires all of us. The statement of the Congress’s shehzaada is a carefully crafted statement for appeasement. They mentioned Rajas and Maharajas, but they don’t even mention the atrocities committed by the nizams-nawabs, and sultans in Indian history. The Congress does not remember the atrocities of Aurangzeb who destroyed hundreds of our temples, desecrated them.”
Coming down heavily on the Congress party, PM Modi asserted, “Could Banaras Hindu University have been established without the king of Banaras? Did Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar not rebuild temples and protect our places of worship? These were the great kings who recognized the talent of Dr. Babasaheb and sent him abroad to study. The Congress does not see their contribution. The mentality of appeasement of Congress is now openly visible to the country. And this mentality is also reflected in the Congress manifesto.”
