Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 21 slammed the Opposition Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) that are part of the INDIA (Indian National Development, inclusive Alliance) bloc while raking issues of corruption, reservation, inflation, abrogation of Article 370 and construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya.
“Congress party wants reservation based on religion. Had Baba Sahib Ambedkar not been there, former PM Nehru would have not made reservations happen for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST),” Mr. Modi said at a public meeting in Motihari of the East Champaran district.
Mr. Modi reached Patna, on the evening of May 20 and visited the residence of senior State party leader and former Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi, who passed away recently, to offer his condolences to the bereaved family. He also visited the Bihar BJP headquarters to address party leaders and stayed at the Raj Bhawan at night.
“They (Opposition) want to snatch the SC, ST, OBC (Other Backward Class) reservations from you for the jihadis (those who pursue militant Islamic movement). For this, they want to change the Constitution,” alleged the Prime Minister, adding, “but for it not to happen, you have to have a strong government at the Centre”.
Mr. Modi also raised issues of abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya and corruption to slam the Congress and the RJD.
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