'I will fight for the rights of Dalits…', PM Modi on the issue of reservations
Talking about the importance of protecting the interests of these communities, Prime Minister Modi said: “I want to warn the SC, ST, OBC and other backward class people because by keeping them in the dark they (opposition) are looting them . Elections are such a time when I have to make my fellow countrymen aware of the biggest crisis that is coming.”
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The Prime Minister further noted that the fundamental spirit of the Constitution of India is also being violated for the sake of vote bank politics. “Those who call themselves well-wishers of Dalits, Tribals, are in reality their ardent enemies… There is an imprint of Muslim League in their manifesto… Do you also want to destroy the coming generations for the sake of vote bank?.. .I will fight for the rights of my Dalit, Tribal, OBC brothers and sisters. And that's why I'm fighting the fight,” he said ANI.
The Prime Minister said those who call themselves the biggest sympathizers of the backward communities are in reality their 'biggest enemies'. Speaking about the Opposition's allegations that Prime Minister Modi will end the reservation, the Prime Minister said, “They have committed this sin. I speak against that and that's why they have to use things like that to lie.”
The Calcutta High Court's decision to cancel all OBC certificates in West Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the Calcutta High Court's decision to cancel all OBC certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010, calling it a “modus operandi”.
Prime Minister Modi said, “Firstly, they have started the sin of giving it to minorities by making a law in Andhra Pradesh. They lost at the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court overturned it because the Constitution doesn't allow it. So they cleverly started the game through the back door and these people overnight made all castes of Muslims into OBCs and they deprived the OBCs of their rights… When the Supreme Court judgment came, it became clear that there such a major fraud took place. But what is even more unfortunate is that vote bank politics is now also abusing the judiciary… This situation cannot be acceptable under any circumstances.”
'I have become gaali-proof', Modi on personal attacks during election campaigns
When asked about personal attacks during the election campaigns, PM Modi said ANI“As far as Modi is concerned, after being continuously abused for the past 24 years, I have become 'gaali proof'.
Modi added: 'Who called me the'maut ka saudaagar' And 'gandi naali ka keeda'? Our party member in parliament did the calculation and counted 101 cases of abuse, so whether there are elections or no elections, these people (opposition) believe that only they have the right to abuse, and they have become so frustrated that now abuse made, their nature has become…”
PM Modi on Opposition's allegations of ED and CBI raids
Prime Minister Modi spoke about Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's claim that the Prime Minister decides who goes to jail. Modi said it would be better if these people read the Constitution. “Read the law of the land, I don't have to say anything to anyone.”
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On the Opposition's claim that ED, CBI and IT are being used to suppress them, PM Modi said, “Ask the person who is throwing away this garbage, what is the proof of what you are saying?… I will convert this garbage into manure and produce some good things for the country with it… When Manmohan Singh was in power for ten years, ₹34 lakhs were seized; in the last 10 years the ED has been seized ₹2,200 crores. The one who brought back ₹2,200 crores to the country should be respected and not misused. The one whose money is missing is taking advantage… It means that the one involved in stealing money will scream a little after being caught.”
He said, “Today a Sarpanch has the right to sign a checkbook but the Prime Minister of the country does not. The Modi government has told its officials that my government has zero tolerance towards corruption.”
It is further to be noted that the ED, which operates under the Department of Revenue, Government of India, has filed 95% of the cases against the opposition leaders since 2014, according to a report by The Indian Express.
High voter turnout in Kashmir elections
Speaking about the high voter turnout in Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “First of all, I would like to pray to the legal system of our country that if the government wants to do any work, it has a design and a strategy to do that work. “To solve such problems, we had to work according to that strategy. Now I sometimes had to shut down the internet for that. Some NGOs went to court and it became a big issue in court, but today the children there are proudly saying that the internet has not been disconnected for the last five years and we have been given all the facilities for the last five years. There was some pain for a few days, but it was for a good cause.”
The Prime Minister added: “It is very important to save the country from such NGOs. Second, when the common man there votes, it is not just to help someone win; Voting means that the voter accepts the Constitution of India and expresses his commitment to the whole spirit of India.”
“Article 370 was an agenda of only four to five families,” PM Modi
On his decision to abolish Article 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was “the agenda of only 4-5 families”. He further emphasized that Article 370 was neither the “agenda of the people of Kashmir nor the agenda of the people of the country”. .
“To their advantage, they had built such a wall of 370 and they always said that if 370 is removed, a fire will break out… Today it has become true that after removing 370, there is a feeling of more unity. The feeling solidarity among the people of Kashmir is increasing and therefore its direct result is also visible in elections and tourism,” said Prime Minister Modi.
Assembly elections in Odisha
Prime Minister Modi said the fortunes of Odisha are about to change. “I have said that the expiry date of the current Odisha government is June 4 and on June 10, the BJP CM will take oath in Odisha,” PM Modi said.
He further said, “There has been no progress in Odisha in the last 25 years and the biggest concern is that there is a group that has taken over the entire system of Odisha. It seems like the entire system has been held hostage. When Odisha comes out of slavery, Odisha will prosper. It is a matter of Odisha's asmita. Odisha has so many natural resources, it is sad to see poor people in such a prosperous state, Odisha is among the prosperous states of India, it has so many natural resources and Odisha is also among the states of poor people in India, so the The government is responsible for this and the people of Odisha must get their rights.”
'TMC is fighting for its existence in Bengal,' says PM Modi
Prime Minister Modi slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government and said “the TMC party is fighting for its existence in the Bengal elections”.
Modi said ANI, “In the last parliamentary election there were three of us, and the population of Bengal took us to 80 (seats); in the last Lok Sabha elections we won a large majority. This time, West Bengal will be the best performing state in India. BJP gets maximum success in West Bengal. West Bengal's election is one-sided; people are running it, and that's why people who are in government, TMC people, are frustrated…BJP workers are being put in jail before elections. Despite all these atrocities, more and more people are voting and the number of votes is also increasing.”
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Six phases of the Lok Sabha elections are over and the final phase will take place on June 1 in 57 constituencies across eight states and union territories. The results of the elections will be announced on June 4.
(With inputs from ANI)
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Published: May 28, 2024 12:08 IST
