Everyone knows how Shyama Prasad Mukherjee formed his governments in Bengal, Sindh and the North-West Frontier Province in the 1940s in coalition with the Muslim League, the Congress chief said…reports Asian Lite News
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hit back at the BJP leadership, alleging that their “ideological ancestors” supported the British and the Muslim League against Indians in the freedom struggle.
Kharge’s reaction came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress, charging that its poll manifesto bore the imprint of the Muslim League and utterances of its leaders showed hostility towards national integrity and Sanatan Dharma.
In a post on X, Kharge said, “Modi-Shah’s political and ideological ancestors supported the British and the Muslim League against the Indians in the freedom struggle.”
“Even today, they are invoking the Muslim League against the ‘Congress Nyay Patra’, guided and shaped according to the aspirations, needs and demands of common Indians,” he added.
BJP chief JP Nadda had also accused the Congress of appeasement in its manifesto and asked the party to explain why it was against the majority.
In his post, Kharge alleged, “Modi-Shah’s ideological ancestors opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s call for ‘Quit India’ in 1942, which was the movement chaired by Maulana Azad.”
Everyone knows how Shyama Prasad Mukherjee formed his governments in Bengal, Sindh and the North-West Frontier Province in the 1940s in coalition with the Muslim League, the Congress chief said.
“Did Shyama Prasad Mukherjee not write to the then British governor about how the Quit India movement of 1942 can be ‘combated’ and how the Congress should be suppressed? And for this, he said that ‘Indians have to trust the British’?,” Kharge asked.
“Modi-Shah and their nominated president are today spreading falsehood about the Congress manifesto,” he alleged.
“There is a stink of RSS in Modi ji’s speeches, the BJP’s electoral graph is plunging day by day, therefore the RSS has started remembering its best friend — the Muslim League!,” Kharge said.
“There is only one truth — the Congress’ Nyay Patra reflects the hopes and aspirations of 140 crore people of India. Their combined strength will put an end to Modi ji’s 10 years of injustice,” he claimed.
Earlier in the day, the Congress said Modi is scared over the prospect of the BJP struggling to cross the 180-seat mark in the Lok Sabha polls and again resorted to the “same cliched Hindu-Muslim script”.
The Congress chief claimed, “There is a stink of RSS in Modi ji’s speeches, BJP’s electoral graph is plunging day by day, therefore the RSS has started remembering its best friend-the Muslim League !”
“There is only one truth – The Congress’s Nyay Patra reflects the hopes and aspirations of 140 crore people of India. Their combined strength will put an end to Modi ji’s 10 years of INJUSTICE !”, he said.
PM Modi said that the Congress manifesto ‘completely bears the imprint of the Muslim League’ and the remaining part is dominated by the ‘Leftists’.
“You would have seen, the way Congress released its manifesto yesterday, it proved that today’s Congress is cut off from the aspirations and expectations of today’s India. The manifesto released by Congress reflects the same thinking that was prevalent in the Muslim League during the freedom struggle. The Congress manifesto completely bears the imprint of the Muslim League and the little remaining part, it is dominated by the Leftists. Congress is not visible in this,” PM Modi said.
Congress manifesto was released at the party headquarters by party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on Friday, April 5.
Congress made a slew of promises in its manifesto including a legal guarantee for MSP, 50 per cent reservation for women in government jobs, repealing Agnipath scheme, doubling GDP in the next ten years, strengthening anti-defection law, restoring status quo ante with China, mobile phones for students from class IX to XII and amending the GST regime.
‘Congress will stop Agniveer scheme’
Kharge lashed out saying that there is a lot of anger and strong opposition among the youth of the country regarding the Agniveer scheme.
He said that wherever the BJP ministers of the PM Modi government are going, they have to say that they will reconsider this, and make changes and improvements.
“You wake up early in the morning and do rigorous physical and mental preparations so that you can serve Mother India,” he slammed. Kharge called the Agniveer scheme an insult to the youth’s hard work. He said, “Agniveer Yojana has kept the value of your service for only 4 years. This is not only an insult to your hard work, it is also a breach of national security.”
“Congress Party will stop the Agniveer scheme imposed by Modi government. This is Congress’ guarantee to the courageous youth of the country,” he ensured.
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