Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting in Mumbai, Thursday.
Credit: PTI Photo
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday taunted Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for “handing over the remote control” of the party to the Congress.
“Mumbai is a city of self-respect, but a party in Maha Vikas Aghadi has handed over its “remote control” to those who insulted Balasaheb Thackeray,” Modi said, addressing his last public rally for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections.
“That is why I challenged them to get the Congress to praise Balasaheb Thackeray. Till date these people have not been able to get the Congress and the “Prince” of Congress to praise Balasaheb,” Modi said.
Modi said the Congress is desperate for power, adding the grand old party is like a fish out of water.
Modi said that terror attacks kept happening across the country during the Congress regime. “Everywhere people were scared of unclaimed objects. But now all this has stopped,” he said.
“Terror masters now know that if they do anything against India, Modi won’t spare them,” he said.
Modi accused the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi of questioning India’s achievements.
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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