Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh): Amid claims of ‘misusing’ the Armed Forces for electoral gain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday the strength of ‘one vote’ had enabled the surgical strike and air strike in Pakistan.
Modi said the India of today carries out surgical and air strikes across the border and shoots down satellite in space due to the strength of ‘one vote’ of the people.
The Election Commission (EC) last week sought a report from poll officials in Maharashtra after Modi’s remarks at a rally in Latur, where he asked first time voters to dedicate their votes to those who carried out the Balakot air strike.
The report was sought in the context of an EC advisory issued last month asking parties to desist from indulging in political propaganda involving actions of the armed forces.
Modi also stepped up attack on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. He said it was the mindset of the ‘sultanate’ of the ‘Naamdar’ to abuse the deprived and treat them as slaves. His barb came a day after Rahul made the ‘how come all Modis are thieves’ remark.
“These people are crossing limits daily. According to them, anyone whose name is Modi is a thief. What kind of politics is this? They have labelled a whole community as thieves only to get some applause, just to insult your ‘chowkidar’,” Modi said.
“The Congress and its Mahamilavati allies are unable to sleep during night. Now they are abusing me in frustration, insulting me. The voters of India are seeing this. It is the naamdar’s sultanate mindset which sneers at the exploited, deprived and treats them as slaves,” added the Prime Minister.
