Parasite, can dump allies anytime for gain: PM slams Congress for ditching DMK
PM Modi said the Congress's "lust for power" led it to backstab the DMK despite the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam repeatedly supporting it during crises over three decades. He added that the DMK had aided the Congress during UPA-1 and UPA-2, but was now being betrayed as political circumstances changed.
On one hand, Vijay took oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister alongside his new ally Rahul Gandhi in Chennai. At the same time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing BJP workers in neighbouring Karnataka, took a swipe at the Congress, calling it “parasitic” in nature.
Referring to the Congress’s decision to dump its long-time ally DMK in favour of TVK, PM Modi said in Bengaluru, “It has turned into a parasitic party. They are fighting over looted money. At the first opportunity, it is ready to ditch its own ally. There is no party that the Congress has not backstabbed.”
Citing instances when the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam had helped the Congress overcome crises over the past three decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress’s “lust for power” had led it to backstab its ally.
PM Modi also said the DMK had pulled the Congress out of trouble several times during the UPA-1 and UPA-2 years, but was now being betrayed after the “political winds shifted.”
Stepping up his attack on Congress, PM Modi slammed the party for failing to deliver good governance in Karnataka because of its internal power struggle and of betraying people. He also said a "saffron sun" was rising from Bengaluru as the BJP's political reach expanded across the country.
Addressing a large gathering of BJP workers, PM Modi presented the BJP-led NDA as a symbol of political stability and development, and contrasted it with what he described as the Congress's "politics of betrayal" and administrative failure in states ruled by the party.
Referring to Karnataka, the Prime Minister said the state government had spent more time dealing with its internal disputes than addressing public issues. "For the past three years in Karnataka, instead of resolving people's problems, most of the government's time here has been spent resolving internal conflicts. The Congress government remained gripped by uncertainty over leadership and power-sharing arrangements," he said.
His remarks were aimed at the continuing power tussle over the past six months between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar. Modi said the Congress had been unable to settle questions around leadership. "They cannot decide how long the chief minister will remain. They cannot decide whether another person will get a chance or not. Everything has been kept hanging," he said.
PM Modi also said Congress governments faced anti-incumbency within months because, according to him, the party did not have a governance agenda. "This is because Congress only knows how to betray people. They are false themselves, and their guarantees are also false. There is no chapter on governance in Congress' book of power," he said.
Calling the BJP a force of stability at a time of global uncertainty, PM Modi said recent election results in different states showed rising support for the NDA's model of governance. He referred to the NDA returning to power in Puducherry for a second straight term, forming the government again in Assam, the BJP's electoral gains in West Bengal, and the party's sweeping victory in the Gujarat local body polls, and said these results pointed to a decisive political shift.
On one hand, Vijay took oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister alongside his new ally Rahul Gandhi in Chennai. At the same time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing BJP workers in neighbouring Karnataka, took a swipe at the Congress, calling it “parasitic” in nature.
Referring to the Congress’s decision to dump its long-time ally DMK in favour of TVK, PM Modi said in Bengaluru, “It has turned into a parasitic party. They are fighting over looted money. At the first opportunity, it is ready to ditch its own ally. There is no party that the Congress has not backstabbed.”
Citing instances when the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam had helped the Congress overcome crises over the past three decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress’s “lust for power” had led it to backstab its ally.
PM Modi also said the DMK had pulled the Congress out of trouble several times during the UPA-1 and UPA-2 years, but was now being betrayed after the “political winds shifted.”
Stepping up his attack on Congress, PM Modi slammed the party for failing to deliver good governance in Karnataka because of its internal power struggle and of betraying people. He also said a "saffron sun" was rising from Bengaluru as the BJP's political reach expanded across the country.
Addressing a large gathering of BJP workers, PM Modi presented the BJP-led NDA as a symbol of political stability and development, and contrasted it with what he described as the Congress's "politics of betrayal" and administrative failure in states ruled by the party.
Referring to Karnataka, the Prime Minister said the state government had spent more time dealing with its internal disputes than addressing public issues. "For the past three years in Karnataka, instead of resolving people's problems, most of the government's time here has been spent resolving internal conflicts. The Congress government remained gripped by uncertainty over leadership and power-sharing arrangements," he said.
His remarks were aimed at the continuing power tussle over the past six months between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar. Modi said the Congress had been unable to settle questions around leadership. "They cannot decide how long the chief minister will remain. They cannot decide whether another person will get a chance or not. Everything has been kept hanging," he said.
PM Modi also said Congress governments faced anti-incumbency within months because, according to him, the party did not have a governance agenda. "This is because Congress only knows how to betray people. They are false themselves, and their guarantees are also false. There is no chapter on governance in Congress' book of power," he said.
Calling the BJP a force of stability at a time of global uncertainty, PM Modi said recent election results in different states showed rising support for the NDA's model of governance. He referred to the NDA returning to power in Puducherry for a second straight term, forming the government again in Assam, the BJP's electoral gains in West Bengal, and the party's sweeping victory in the Gujarat local body polls, and said these results pointed to a decisive political shift.
