Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the Congress party's manifesto promises during a recent election rally, accusing them of planning to redistribute people's property, land, and gold among Muslims if elected to power. Modi alleged that Congress intended to conduct surveys to identify individuals' assets, including gold owned by women, silver owned by tribal families, and property and cash belonging to government employees, with the aim of redistributing these resources.
Mr. Modi emphasized that this proposal was unacceptable to hard-working citizens who had earned their wealth through honest means. He highlighted previous statements by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2006, suggesting that Muslims should have the first claim on the country's resources, which he interpreted as prioritizing individuals with larger families and undocumented migrants.
Furthermore, Modi criticized the Congress for what he called an "urban Naxal" ideology that would allegedly undermine women's cultural traditions, such as wearing the mangal sutra, a sacred necklace worn by married women. He argued that the Congress-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alliance in Delhi was facing internal conflicts, with the Congress even failing to field a candidate in the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat.
Modi also claimed that the Congress party was suffering due to its past actions, including its inability to find sufficient candidates for the current election. He criticized the party for not having nominated a tribal person as the country's President during its years in power.
In summary, Modi's speech portrayed the Congress party's policies as threatening to hard-working citizens and undermining cultural values, while highlighting internal party divisions and past shortcomings. This rhetoric was aimed at rallying support for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates in Rajasthan and criticizing the opposition's election strategies.
