Modi Calls Congress a Gang of ‘Urban Naxals’ After BJP Election Wins
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi sharply attacked the Congress on Monday, calling the party a gang of “Urban Naxals” and accusing it of adopting an “anti-women” stance by opposing the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.
Delivering a victory speech at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Modi said women voters had punished the Congress and DMK, and predicted a similar outcome in Kerala.
“I am confident that Kerala’s women voters will also teach the Congress a lesson in the next election,” the Prime Minister said.
Modi also targeted the Samajwadi Party, saying it would have to face the anger of women voters over what he described as its anti-women policies.
“Today, there is not a single state with a Left government. Today’s Bharat wants development and a brand of politics which takes the nation forward, but the Congress is moving in a regressive direction and joining hands with the ideology of Communism, which has been rejected the world over,” PM Modi stated.
“Maoism, which is breathing its last in jungles, has taken root in the Congress, which has become a gang of urban naxals,” he said.
The Prime Minister said the Congress, DMK and Left parties had suffered setbacks in Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu because of what he called divisive politics.
“The Congress ruled almost all the states after Independence. But as the decades passed by and the emotion of Independence subsided, the Congress started losing the trust of people,” he said.
Modi said the Congress was shrinking because it had failed to understand the country’s culture and aspirations.
“Bharat and Bharatiyata are the supreme emotions for the BJP. The BJP is not just a national party but a party capable of fulfilling national aspirations with regional aspirations. This is why the BJP is winning the hearts of the voters,” he said.
Taking aim at dynastic parties, Modi said the BJP’s politics remained connected to ground realities. “This is why BJP is the choice of farmers and people in the east,” he said.
Referring to the political changes in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Modi said the Union government would support the new governments in those states. He also congratulated the parties that won there.
“I once again thank voters in Bengal, Assam and Puducherry for the BJP’s victory and for making the democracy stronger,” he said.
Modi also referred to global instability caused by the Iran conflict, saying Indian voters had chosen stability during a period of international uncertainty and had supported the country’s need to respond in a united manner.
“The pledge of achieving Viksit Bharat@2047 is linked to the resurgence in the East. In the old times, the then Bihar, Bengal and Odisha were the three pillars of greatness of Bharat,” he said.
He said Kalinga, now Odisha, had been a maritime superpower; Ang, now Bihar, had been a major center of the cotton and silk trade; and Banga, now Bengal, had been a cultural hub.
“For achieving Viksit Bharat, we need to revive all three pillars of Ang, Banga and Kalinga. I am happy all these three states have reposed faith in the BJP to move ahead on the path of development,” Modi said. (Source: IANS)
