PM Modi says Rahul using 'Maoist language'; takes dig at him over 'mummy's seat'
Modi also accused the Congress of denying basic amenities to people, and alleged that the condition of 18,000 villages was similar to that of the 18th century during the party's previous regimes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public meeting for Lok Sabha elections, in Jamshedpur, on Sunday, May 19, 2024. PTI
Accusing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of using "Maoist language", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (May 19) said industrialists will think "50 times" due to this before investing in the states ruled by the grand old party.
Modi, addressing a poll rally in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, also accused the Congress of patronising dynastic politics and considering Lok Sabha seats as “ancestral properties”.
"The language used by the Congress ‘shehzada’ will make any industrialist think 50 times before investing in states ruled by the party... The 'shehzada' is using language spoken by Maoists and is extorting money through innovative methods,” the PM said, in an apparent reference to Gandhi.
“I dare the CMs of Congress and INDIA bloc-ruled states to answer as to whether they agree with the anti-industry and anti-industrialist language of their 'shehzada'," Modi said.
Taking a dig at Rahul over his decision to contest from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat, he said the Congress ‘shehzada’ rushed to that constituency, saying “it is my mummy's seat, which not even an eight-year-old schoolboy will say”.
Modi also accused the Congress of denying basic amenities to people, and alleged that the condition of 18,000 villages was similar to that of the 18th century during the party's previous regimes.
(With agency inputs)