Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the Opposition, saying they have for feeding a “false narrative” to the nation on to secularism to divert the world’s attention from their “communal activities.”
Now, if you want to talk about secularism, it is my very serious allegation, that for over 75 years, through a very well-crafted conspiracy, a false narrative has been fed to the nation. It has been embedded in the nation from before our birth. Sardar Patel was targeted by this narrative, and maybe, today it may be my turn, tomorrow someone else… Why do they cry out ‘secularism’ over and over again? It’s because they want to divert the world’s attention from their communal activities,” the Prime Minister said while speaking exclusively to The Daily Guardian.
They cry ‘thief’ over and over when they have defrauded the people, and they do this because they think crying ‘thief’ will divert the public’s attention. This is their ploy, he said, adding that “I have called them out in front of everyone, that they are the ones who are communal.
“India’s Constitution does not allow you to indulge in such sectarian acts, and I have brought out several such examples, like I mentioned earlier that they called the Muslims the rightful inheritors of India’s wealth. I am exposing them.”
He said that Congress hides behind their politics of appeasement and instead accuse Modi of being communal. He said he is talking about communal parties wear the ‘nikab’ of secularism and indulge in hardcore communalism.
“I find three things common among these people. They are hardcore sectarians, they are extremely casteist, and they are hardcore dynasts. They are so full of these three things that they can’t come out of it”.
Answering a question on controversy over inheritance tax remark by Congress leader by Sam Pitroda, the Prime Minister said this cannot be examined in isolation.
“You have to look at their overall thought process. When their (Congress) manifesto was released, I had said the manifesto had the imprint of the Muslim League. There was a statement made by Dr. Manmohan Singh… I had attended the meeting in which he said that ‘Muslims have the first right to India’s resources.’ Now when I raised this in public, their media ecosystem raised a storm saying that ‘Modi is lying,’. So two days later, I brought Manmohan Singh’s press meetforward and put it in front of them…”
He said Congress in its manifesto has said that it will give reservation to Muslims even when allotting government contracts. “So today, when a bridge is to be built somewhere, what is the criteria for awarding the contract? The company bidding is evaluated based on how resourceful they are, their experience, their capability, their ability to deliver on time, all of these things. Now they say that they want to give reservations to the minorities… It all adds up,” he said. He noted that when Congress said it will impose inheritance tax, it means that taxes that go to the government. “Who will stand to benefit from it? It’s the same people that Manmohan Singh ji talked about.”
If you join the dots, this is the logic that comes from it.”