PM Narendra Modi immediately launched a powerful offensive in opposition to the Congress
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi immediately launched a powerful offensive in opposition to the Congress over its failure to fulfil guarantees after profitable elections. He gave the examples of Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana the place he mentioned developmental and financial indicators have gone from “unhealthy to worse”.
“The Congress celebration is realising the laborious method that making unreal guarantees is simple however implementing them correctly is hard or inconceivable. Campaign after marketing campaign they promise issues to the folks, which additionally they know they are going to by no means be capable of ship. Now, they stand badly uncovered in entrance of the folks,” PM Modi mentioned in a publish on X.
“Check any state the place the Congress has governments immediately – Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana – the developmental trajectory and financial well being is popping from unhealthy to worse. Their so-called ensures lie unfulfilled, which is a horrible deceit upon the folks of those states. The victims of such politics are the poor, children, farmers and ladies, who are usually not solely denied the advantages of those guarantees but additionally see their present schemes diluted,” the Prime Minister mentioned.
The Congress had promised many free schemes in Karnataka forward of the meeting elections. However, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s touch upon reviewing the Shakti free-travel scheme for ladies bumped into a serious controversy.
The Congress’s central management needed to pull up Mr Shivakumar for even suggesting they’d evaluate the scheme, whereas Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had promised comparable schemes in neighbouring Maharashtra the place election is due later this month.
“In Karnataka, Congress is busier in intra-party politics and loot as a substitute of even bothering to ship on growth. Not solely that, they’re additionally going to rollback present schemes. In Himachal Pradesh, salaries of presidency employees are usually not paid on time. In Telangana, farmers are ready for the waiver they promised. Previously, in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan they promised sure allowances which have been by no means carried out for 5 years. There are quite a few such examples of how the Congress works,” PM Modi mentioned within the publish.
The Congress Party is realising the laborious method that making unreal guarantees is simple however implementing them correctly is hard or inconceivable. Campaign after marketing campaign they promise issues to the folks, which additionally they know they are going to by no means be capable of ship. Now, they stand badly…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 1, 2024
Earlier, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge gave recommendation to the celebration’s models headed for polls, cautioning them to announce ensures on the premise of their price range. Mr Kharge urged for cautious consideration and warned that an unplanned strategy may result in monetary difficulties and negatively influence future generations.
During the press convention, he underscored the significance of fiscal accountability, stating that if the federal government fails to ship on its commitments, it may end in a nasty repute and hardships for the neighborhood.
“In Maharashtra, I’ve mentioned that they should not announce 5, 6, 10 or 20 ensures. They ought to announce ensures primarily based on price range. Otherwise, there will be chapter. If there is not any cash for roads, everybody will flip in opposition to you. If this authorities fails, the long run technology will likely be left with nothing however a nasty title. They’ll need to stay in exile for 10 years,” Mr Kharge had mentioned.