Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his relentless attack on the Congress over “wealth redistribution” promise in its manifesto, said “I can say with confidence that he is the first Prime Minister of the country who lies to the public.”
Addressing a rally in Gujarat’s Valsad,she said she has seen many Prime Ministers, including her father Rajiv Gandhi who she “brought back in pieces”, but not one “who lies to the public.”
“I have seen many Prime Ministers of the country… Indira Ji was martyred for the country. I brought Rajiv Ji home in pieces, he was martyred for the country. Manmohan Singh Ji brought revolution in this country. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji was also in the opposition, who was a civilized person,” she said.
Launching a scathing attack over his remarks, Priyanka asked, “He is now warning people that Congress will enter their houses with an X-ray machine to conduct a search, then snatch your ornaments as well as ‘mangalsutra’ kept in safes and give it away to others. Is that even possible? Is he doing this out of nervousness?”
Stating that PM Modi never talks about education, health or inflation, Priyanka said, “I don’t think people can tolerate this for five more years… He just organises mega events and roams across the world. Now, when people are asking for his report card, he is getting nervous. That’s why he is raising issues of Hindu-Muslim or being a Vishwaguru.”
She added that such talks were meaningless if the PM can’t provide employment or drinking water to people and urged voters to compel him to apologise for his deeds whenever he visits Valsad.
Earlier last week, Priyanka had attacked Modi over his “mangalsutra and gold” remarks, saying her mother Sonia Gandhi’s mangalsutra was sacrificed for the sake of the country. She also alleged that the Prime Minister has abandoned ethics and is indulging in drama to distract the people from the real issues.