NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday claimed that the Narendra Modi-powered BJP will not be capable of cross 400 seats within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and it will likely be worn out of Parliament. Talking to reporters in Amethi, Kharge mentioned, “I mentioned – they (BJP) maintain saying that they may cross 400 (LS seats), however this time they are going to be out of Parliament.” The Congress president hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his assure isn’t for the farmers, labourers, Dalits, tribal and backward individuals of the nation.
Denying any rift with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Occasion, Kharge mentioned, ‘”Every thing can be alright. He has agreed and our individuals have agreed too. There is no such thing as a drawback.” Kharge on Saturday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authorities and described it as a ‘curse’ for the nation’s farmers.
#WATCH | In UP’s Amethi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge says, “I mentioned – they (BJP) are saying that they may cross 400 (LS seats), however this time they are going to be out of Parliament.” https://t.co/mr3cU5wfmC
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Curiously, Samajwadi Occasion chief Akhilesh Yadav in the present day made his participation within the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra conditional to a choice on seat sharing, saying that he can be becoming a member of it the second the seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections are distributed between the 2 events. “Proper now talks are occurring, lists have come from their facet and from ours as effectively, the second the seats are distributed and determined, the Samajwadi Occasion will be a part of Congress’s Nyaya Yatra,” Yadav mentioned talking to reporters on Monday.
The Congress president accused the Modi authorities of treating farmers like enemies. Kharge asserted that solely the Congress social gathering can present farmers with the authorized proper to a Minimal Assist Value (MSP).
“The Modi authorities is a curse for the nation’s food-providing farmers. Because of the steady false ‘Modi’s Assure’, first 750 farmers misplaced their lives, and now, yesterday, one farmer misplaced his life and three have misplaced their eyesight on account of rubber bullets. The Modi authorities has handled farmers like enemies, Solely Congress will give them the authorized proper of MSP!” he mentioned in a publish on ‘X’.
Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ballot guarantees, Kharge mentioned the previous is the chief of all liars as he did not even fulfil what he had promised throughout his 2014 ballot marketing campaign.
“I wish to ask him what occurred to the guarantees he made throughout 2014–he by no means fulfilled these. Modiji jhuton ka sardar hai (PM Modi is the chief of liars),” Kharge mentioned addressing social gathering employees at an occasion hosted by Maharashtra Congress in Pune.
The Congress nationwide president mentioned individuals maintain praising PM Modi regardless of the latter not doing a lot work within the final 10 years.
Kharge cautioned that if such a state of affairs continues, the Structure will “vanish”.
“PM Modi retains mendacity…you all know what he did within the final ten years. Nonetheless, individuals reward him…if this continues, then there’ll quickly come a day when the Structure will vanish. We’re waging a combat to guard the Structure and need to maintain preventing,” he mentioned.
Describing Prime Minister Modi as “individualistic,” Kharge alleged that the previous doesn’t even take his social gathering’s identify whereas saying his “ensures.” “PM Modi retains on saying that that is Modi ki Assure…he by no means makes use of his social gathering identify. He’s very individualistic and filled with himself,” the Congress president mentioned.
Claiming additional that the BJP had no function within the nation’s freedom wrestle, Kharge added, “We’re preventing for the nation and its founding beliefs another time. The BJP had no function or contribution to our freedom wrestle. We fought for the nation.”
Taking a dig on the Congress, PM Modi earlier this month mentioned that even Opposition chief Mallikarjun Kharge has predicted the return of the NDA authorities with over 400 seats.
PM Modi made this comment throughout his response to the Movement of Thanks on the President’s tackle in Lok Sabha.
Throughout a session within the Rajya Sabha on February 2, Kharge inadvertently coined what would turn into a rallying cry for the BJP, stating “Abki Baar, 400 Paar,” which interprets to “This time, over 400 seats.”
“Our third tenure isn’t distant, a most of 100-125 days are left. All the nation is saying ‘abki baar, 400 paar’. Even Kharge ji mentioned that,” PM Modi mentioned whereas replying to the Movement of Thanks on the President’s tackle in Lok Sabha.
He expressed confidence that the BJP wouldn’t solely safe a 3rd time period but additionally obtain a powerful victory by profitable over 370 seats individually and crossing the 400 mark with the assist of the NDA bloc. Modi’s remarks had been met with laughter, together with his personal, as he acknowledged Kharge’s assertion, suggesting that even the opposition chief appeared to foretell the ruling social gathering’s electoral success.
Modi additional criticised the Congress social gathering, implying that they’d turn into snug of their function because the opposition and had been making ready to occupy the spectators’ gallery in Parliament. He additionally took a veiled swipe at Rahul Gandhi and the Congress social gathering’s alleged nepotism, criticizing the repeated promotion of the identical management with out success.
PM Modi not directly referenced Rahul Gandhi by stating that the Congress is on the point of shutting down its store, emphasizing that they maintain making an attempt to relaunch the identical product repeatedly.
