NEW DELHI – In a a scathing attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Fridaysaid the Opposition leaders are heroes in Pakistan and are being quotedthere to “discredit” India.
In an apparent reference to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who is contestingfrom neighbouring Wayanad besides his traditional stronghold of Amethi,Modi asked the people of Kerala to be cautious of those who come to theState to “save themselves.”
He also said the Communists and the Congress have taken the people of thestate for granted.
“Beware of those people who come to Kerala not to serve you, but to savethemselves. Those who are on bail for tax fraud are coming to Kerala fortheir own political bail out.
When such leaders or their party members come to you for vote, ask themabout their performances in their constituencies. They won’t have anythingto say,” Modi said.
He lashed out at the Congress and its “non-serious attitude” towardsnational security and said “they were silent when they had to act.”
When the Congress was in power, the country saw many terror attacks, Modisaid.
“Now our forces, successfully eliminate terrorists in their own home, theCongress and the Left question our forces.
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“…Today the bare minimum they can do is to show support but they arequestioning and insulting the defence
forces,” the prime minister said.
“Our opposition leaders are heroes in Pakistan where their speeches arebeing quoted by their leaders to discredit India,” Modi said.
Addressing a massive rally, organised by the BJP-led NDA, at the beachfront here, he said electing the Congress and the LDF was like givinglicence to its leaders to engage in top-level corruption.
Slamming the Congress for indulging in corruption, Modi said the “Tughlaqroad election scam” has been the talk of the nation.
The money that was being looted was meant to be used to provide nutritionto women and children, he said. “Imagine how shameless they are,” Modi saidat the Vijay Sankalp rally.
