Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his attack against the Congress by recalling its history of dismissing State governments in the past, intolerance towards any criticism against its leadership and accused it of being in the grip of “urban naxals”.
“It is being said that we are trying to change history. The Congress thinking seems to have been hijacked by urban naxals. We just want to improve the memory of some people. We are not changing history. Some people’s history is limited to one family,” he said in the Rajya Sabha, replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President for his Address to Parliament.
He said the Congress has lost its appetite for power, but believes in the policy of sowing seeds that will strengthen separatist forces. “The Congress’ policy is divide and rule and it has become the leader of the ‘Tukde Tukde’ gang. The Congress attempted to hurt Tamil sentiments… But I want to salute the citizens of Tamil Nadu who lined the streets of the state for hours to pay tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat. ‘Divide and rule is in their (Congress) DNA,” the PM said.
Without naming former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Modi targeted his Lok Sabha speech in which Gandhi referred to India as a union of States. “Congress has a problem with ‘nation’ also. If [the word] nation is unconstitutional, then why is your party’s name Indian National Congress. Change it to Federation of Congress. Correct the mistakes done by your predecessors,” he noted.
