Congress Promising Gas Cylinders To Infiltrators, Playing With Country's Future For Votes: PM Modi

Panvel: Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the opposition party is compromising with the future of the country by promising gas cylinders and other freebies to those who have infiltrated the nation.  

Addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Panvel, the Prime Minister asked how Congress could expect to be respected by the voters when their only agenda is to extend benefits to infiltrators and encourage further infiltration in the country.

‘Congress Promising Free Gas Cylinders To Infiltrators’

“While they are questioning us on providing free ration to the poor, one of the ministers of Congress has announced to give free cylinders to Hindus, Muslims, and infiltrators too. They are openly announcing to give free cylinders to Rohingyas and Bangladeshis. It's a prime example of how they are playing a game with the country and the future of your children to get votes,” Prime Minister Modi said in the poll-bound state.

Prime Minister called Congress the ‘enemy’ of poor sections of society and urged them to stop them from coming into power in the state. 

“Therefore, we need to keep in mind that Congress is a pioneer in the politics of vote banks and they are also enemies of the poor. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the poor to stop Congress,” he said. 

‘Congress Focused on Not Improving Situation of Poor Section’

Prime Minister asserted that the poverty in the country is solely attributed to Congress as they never worked for the betterment of the poor sections of the society.

“That's why my poor man could not come out of the difficulties of life. Even after 70 years of independence, most of the people in the country are still struggling to get food, clothing and shelter,” said PM Modi while adding that this situation has now changed for the first time in the last 10 years.

The 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly elections will take place in a single phase on November 20, with the vote counting scheduled for November 23. Campaigning has heated up, with both the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) working hard to win over voters across the state.