NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a pointy dig on the Congress and the Gandhi household throughout his speech within the Rajya Sabha, accusing them of being “ordinary thieves” and alleging that that they had even “stolen” Mahatma Gandhi’s surname.“For some folks, stealing is a household occupation. What’s surprising is that these ordinary thieves have additionally stolen surname of a Gujarati, Mahatma Gandhi,” PM Modi mentioned amid sloganeering and a walkout by the opposition members.
Additional taking a “begin up” dig on the Congress get together, and and chief of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, the prime minister alleged that the get together by no means inspired a startup tradition and mocked its management.“Congress by no means promoted startup tradition… They can’t even carry the startup of their very own home,” PM Modi mentioned.He additionally focused Rahul over his remarks made within the Home a day earlier, referring to him because the Congress “Yuvraj”. “What occurred yesterday, the ‘Yuvraj’ of Congress who has ‘shaatir dimag’, known as an MP of this Home ‘traitor’. His conceitedness is at its peak,” PM Modi mentioned.Additionally learn: ‘Congress hates Sikhs’: PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘traitor’ commentHe alleged that the remark was selectively directed at a Sikh MP. “He didn’t name anybody else who has left the Congress a traitor. However he known as the MP a traitor, as a result of he’s a Sikh. This was an insult to the Sikhs, an insult to the Gurus. This was an expression of the hatred for Sikhs that’s stuffed within the Congress,” the prime minister mentioned.“He’s a member of a household who sacrificed themselves for the nation. Simply because he modified his political ideology, he turned a traitor? This isn’t a small phrase. How can the nation tolerate a citizen being known as a traitor?” he added. Calling the episode “extremely unlucky”, the prime minister added, “Such folks will sink Congress.”Additionally learn: ‘I eat 2kg of gaalis every day’: In mild second throughout RS speech, PM Modi reveals ‘well being secret’
