New Delhi, Dec 19:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, saying that the party has “humiliated” the Army, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and every institution important to India’s democracy. “They’ve humiliated the Army, CAG & every institution important to our democracy,” he said. The Prime Minister, who was addressing BJP workers in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, said that the Congress has not even spared the Supreme Court. “Recently they questioned an SC verdict just because they didn’t like the decision. Earlier, just because they couldn’t threaten the court into doing what they wanted they tried to even impeach the CJI,” he said. “The Congress has become more cunning since the days of Emergency,” he said, sharpening his assault on the Rahul Gandhi’s party. Congress president Rahul Gandhi had on Sunday lashed out at the Modi government, saying he will not allow the “destruction” of institutions like the Supreme Court and the Reserve Bank of India. The BJP government believes “only one idea should run India”, Gandhi had told a public rally organised by his party’s southern ally the DMK in Chennai. Modi asked party workers to increase their outreach by creating awareness about his government’s welfare schemes. “From housing to health care, from sanitation to skills, there are schemes for every section of society,” he said, and asked booth level workers to reach out to people about those measures. Last week, Congress leaders had questioned the apex court’s verdict where it found “no irregularities” in the NDA government’s decision-making process in the Rafale defence deal with French government. Following the verdict, Congress leader Anand Sharma had urged the Supreme Court to recall its Rafale judgment and issue notices to the Central government for contempt of court and perjury, alleging the Centre had provided false information to the apex court. Today, the Prime Minister stressed on the importance of information and awareness to stall what he called Congress party’s dangerous game. “People of our country are the greatest force protecting our democracy. The perfect answer to undemocratic behaviour of Congress is to strengthen democracy. Information and awareness are important for democracy. We should keep people informed about Congress and its dangerous games,” he said. The Prime Minister also targeted the Congress party for raising questions over the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM). “Before every election they begin to make noise about EVMs, trying to create an atmosphere of doubt. However after elections, if Congress performs well they seem to accept results that have come out of the same EVM,” he added.
