Koppal (Karnataka) [India]Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks during his visit to London, saying while he abuses the Indian Parliament on foreign soil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praises his motherland wherever he goes. Are. ,
Speaking at a ‘Vijay Sankalp’ rally at Gangavati in Koppal region of poll-bound Karnataka on Sunday, the Assam chief minister said, “PM Modi is working for the development of Karnataka and the rest of the country. When he is in London or the US They praise our country when they go, but when Rahul Gandhi went to London, he abused our Parliament.
Sarma’s remarks came after Rahul’s recent lecture at the prestigious Cambridge University, where he claimed that the basic structure of Indian democracy was under attack.
“Everyone knows and it is in the news a lot that Indian democracy is under pressure and under attack. I am the leader of the opposition in India, we are navigating that (opposition) space. Institutional framework necessary for democracy – Parliament, free press, judiciary, just the idea of mobilization, roaming around – all these are being curtailed. That’s why we are facing an attack on the basic structure of Indian democracy.
Taking a dig at the Congress leader, Sarma said Rahul came to Karnataka for ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ and then talked about ‘Bharat Todo’ (destroy India’s image) in London.
“He (Rahul Gandhi) came to Karnataka for ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ and then spoke about ‘Break India’ in London. When he came to Karnataka for the tour, I asked him who broke India in 1947? Your Nana did it,” said Sarma.
Urging the people of Karnataka to bring the BJP back to power in the upcoming assembly elections, the Assam chief minister said the country would become a ‘vishwa guru’ (world leader) under the leadership of PM Modi.
“We have to bring BJP back to power in Karnataka. Assembly elections are semi-finals. Our main objective is to play the final and make Modi ji the prime minister for the third time in a row. Under the leadership of PM Modi, India will become Vishwa Guru during the ‘Amrit Kaal’ (Golden Age),” the Assam Chief Minister said.
Elections in Karnataka are due before June, as the term of the 224-member assembly ends on May 24.
In the 2018 assembly elections, the BJP won 104 seats to emerge as the single largest party, while the Congress and the JD(S) secured 78 and 37 seats, respectively.
While the Congress and the JDS came together to form the government, the BJP later captured power after awarding several MLAs from the ruling parties, reducing the previous government to a minority. (ANI)
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