Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the controversy over alleged abusive remarks made against his late mother during a political rally in Bihar. Speaking at the launch of Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited, he called the matter “painful” and said, “She is gone yet targeted.”
PM Modi said the alleged abuse was not just an attack on his mother but an insult to all mothers and daughters of Bihar.
Modi Remembers His Mother
PM Modi spoke about his mother, recalling her sacrifices and upbringing. “My mother separated me from her so that I could serve crores of mothers like you. You all know that my mother is not alive now. Some time ago, after completing 100 years of age, she left us all,” he said.
He added, “That mother of mine, who has nothing to do with politics, who is no more, was abused from the stage of the RJD, Congress.”
Hurling abuses at his mother, Modi said, is equivalent to insulting Mother India, and he added that such people must be punished. He also praised mothers across India for their daily sacrifices, saying, “Like my mother, crores of mothers of my nation do ‘tapasya’ every day.”
What Happened During the Bihar Yatra
The controversy erupted after a video clip surfaced on social media last week. It showed unidentified people allegedly using abusive Hindi language targeting PM Modi during Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar.
The video is said to be from Darbhanga district, where Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav were traveling to Muzaffarpur on motorcycles.
BJP Criticism of the Congress Yatra
The BJP sharply criticized the alleged abuses. Party leaders blamed Rahul Gandhi and his team for crossing the limits of decency.
BJP MP Sambit Patra said, “Congress ki galiyon ki dukan seal hogi, aur iski shuruat Bihar se hogi [Congress’ shop of abuse will be sealed, and it will start from Bihar].”
Earlier, the BJP had posted on X, “Tejashwi (Yadav) and Rahul are behind the use of such filthy language that it cannot be repeated from a public platform… Such lowliness was never seen before in politics. This Yatra has crossed all limits of insult, hate, and tastelessness.”
The Voter Adhikar Yatra, launched on August 17, aims to raise awareness about alleged vote theft (“chori”) by the Election Commission of India, as claimed by Congress. Tejashwi Yadav and Rahul Gandhi have been traveling through Bihar to highlight these issues.
