New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked the opposition Congress in Rajya Sabha and alleged that its mindset is anti-SC, ST and OBC and because of this it insulted former President Ram Nath Kovind and the country’s first tribal woman President.
Prime Minister Modi was responding to the discussion in the Upper House on the motion of thanks to the address given by President Draupadi Murmu in the joint session of Parliament. He said, “The Congress’s mentality is anti-Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC) due to which the party kept insulting former President Ram Nath Kovind ji. Due to this mentality, it left no stone unturned to insult and oppose the country’s first tribal woman President. They used such words which no one can do.”
Prime Minister Modi alleged that the attitude of the Congress has been such that whenever there is a situation of defeat, Dalit leaders are brought forward and that family escapes. In this context, he said, “…you must have seen the issue of the Speaker’s election in the Lok Sabha, defeat was certain in that too but who was put forward – they played the game of sacrificing a Dalit, they knew that he was going to lose but they put him forward.”
The Prime Minister said that in the 2022 Vice Presidential election, the Congress fielded Sushil Kumar Shinde even though defeat was certain. He said that in 2017, defeat in the Presidential election was certain, but they fielded Meera Kumar.
He quipped, “….Meanwhile, our Congress people are also rejoicing.
I cannot understand what is the reason for this happiness? There are many questions on this. Is this happiness on a hat-trick of defeats? Is this happiness on falling prey to ‘Nervous 90’? Is this happiness on another failed ‘launch’?” Modi said, ”I was watching when Kharge was looking full of enthusiasm. Perhaps Kharge ji has done a great service to his party because this is the blame of defeat, he saved those on whom the blame should have fallen and stood like a wall himself.”
He said, “The attitude of the Congress has been such that whenever such a situation arises, it is the Dalits and the backwards who have to bear the brunt and that family escapes.”