PM Modi’s most scathing attack on Congress in Parliament so far

Last Update: February 09, 2023, 19:05 IST

PM Narendra Modi replies to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi alleged that former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi toppled state governments as per their whims and fancies

After days of uproar in Parliament and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s fiery speech linking the rise of businessman Gautam Adani to the BJP, it was now the government’s turn to shut down the opposition and put it on the backfoot.

PM replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha yesterday and in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday Narendra Modi 2004–14, launched an all-out attack on the opposition, mainly the Congress, accusing them of losing opportunities due to financial scams and terror attacks.

Here are the top 10 quotes from PM Modi’s explosive speeches that created a stir in the Congress camp:

Price rise, scams, terror attacks…: PM on UPA government

PM Modi said that inflation remained in double digits and scams like 2G, Commonwealth Games and many terrorist attacks took place across the country in the ten years of UPA rule. The Prime Minister called the ten years of the UPA government a “decade of scams, a lost decade”.

‘Drunk with arrogance, abuses Modi…’: PM Modi on Congress

PM Modi said that those who are intoxicated with arrogance and think that they have knowledge, they think that the way will be found only by abusing Modi, that the way will be found only by throwing false, absurd mud on Modi. He said that it has been 22 years, he still has a misunderstanding.

Public trust is my shield…your lies cannot penetrate it: PM

PM Modi said that people’s trust in Modi is not born from the headlines of newspapers, but from the faces on TV. (I) have given my life, my every moment for the people of the country, for the glorious future of the country. I have the security shield of the trust of 140 crore countrymen and you cannot penetrate this shield with your lies.

Why not Nehru as surname, asks PM Modi in scathing attack on Gandhi

In a scathing attack on the Gandhi family, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked why he did not use ‘Nehru’ as his surname and said India He is not a slave of any family. “Some had a problem with the Sanskrit words in the names and names of the schemes of the government. I read in a report that 600 government schemes were named after the Gandhi-Nehru family… I don’t understand why people of their generation don’t keep Nehru as their surname, what is the point of fear and shame?

The ground has slipped under your feet: PM Modi on Congress’ shrinking base

Taking a dig at the shrinking electoral base of the Congress, PM Modi quoted poet Dushyant Kumar: “There is no land under your feet, the wonder is that still the land has slipped from under your feet, the unbelievable thing is that you still don’t realize it).

‘Indira hit half a century..’: PM says Congress dismissed 90 elected state governments

PM Modi alleged that former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi toppled state governments as per their whims and fancies. “Which party used Article 356 90 times? 90 times elected governments were dismissed? A Prime Minister used Article 356 50 times. He scored a half century. Her name is Indira Gandhi. He dismissed state governments 50 times. Pt. Nehru did not like the Left government in Kerala and he dismissed the government within a few years.

‘Country has rejected him’: PM Modi’s jibe at Congress

PM Modi said that the people of the country have rejected the Congress party and punished them from time to time. “The country is with us and people have rejected the Congress party and punished them from time to time. If the Congress had worked for the tribals with good intentions, I would not have had to work so hard in the third decade of the 21st century.

Congress did nothing for the poor in 4 decades: PM Modi

PM Modi said that Congress used to say ‘Garibi Hatao’, but did nothing for 4 decades. “Against them, we work hard to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the people of the country. Our priority is the general public and that is why we have provided LPG connections to 25 crore households in the country.

They only dug the pit: PM Modi on Congress governments

PM Modi said that Congress may have intended to build the foundation, as claimed by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, but he only dug holes during his tenure.

PM Modi cited Harvard’s ‘Rise and Fall of Congress’ study

PM Modi cited a Harvard University study on the ‘rise and fall of the Indian Congress Party’ and said many more universities would study the fall of the party and those responsible for it. “Some people here are crazy about Harvard studies. During Kovid it was said that there will be a case study on devastation in India. An important study has been done at Harvard in the last few years and the subject of the study is ‘The Rise and Fall of India’s Congress Party’,” he said a day after Rahul Gandhi remarked that research should be done by business schools like Harvard” How to use the power of government to build individual businesses”.

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