Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Rajasthan government, invoking sacked minister Rajendra Gudha’s “red diary” and said the “dark deeds” recorded in it will lead to the Congress defeat in the Assembly elections.
Addressing a public rally in Sikar, he also gave his own take on the Quit India slogan. “Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan British Quit India and the British had to leave. Today’s slogan is Corruption Quit India, Nepotism Quit India and Appeasement Quit India.”
The “red diary” is a fresh product of the Congress’ “loot ki dukan”. It is said that the “dark deeds” of the Congress are recorded in the diary, which will defeat the party in elections in the state, Modi said.
It was the seventh visit of the prime minister to poll-bound Rajasthan in the last six months.
Modi accused the Congress government in Rajasthan of looting people and also targeted it over various recruitment paper leaks in the state.
“In the name of running the government in Rajasthan, Congress has set up a ‘loot ki dukan’ in a ‘jhooth ka bazar’ (market of lies). The latest product of this ‘loot ki dukan’ is Rajasthan’s red diary,” Modi said.
“It is said that the dark deeds of the Congress government are recorded in this red diary. People are saying that if the pages of the red diary are opened, then several big-wigs will be settled,” he said.
“These people might remain tight-lipped, but this red diary will lead to Congress’ defeat in this assembly election,” he added.
The red diary was recently produced by Gudha in the state assembly. He claimed it contained the details of the alleged irregular financial transactions of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Cornering the Gehlot government on the law and order front, PM Modi said that no one knows when stones or bullets will be fired and curfew will be imposed in festivals, fairs and other programmes in Rajasthan. Misbehaviour with sisters and daughters is being done on a day-to-day basis. Gangrape is happening in front of a woman’s husband and the video is being made viral and the report is not registered by the administration. He said that the government itself accuses the victim woman of lying.
PM Modi further said that atrocities on Dalits have increased, farmers are being troubled by debt and youth are being troubled by paper leaks and in such a situation, corruption will be the new way of Rajasthan.
While addressing a huge rally, he said that a double engine government will be formed in Rajasthan and there will be strict action against corruption and criminals. He said that the double engine government will work without stopping.
As the Assembly elections in Rajasthan are round the corner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionaries are touring the state to amp up the morale of party functionaries by communicating with them and launching a series of developmental projects.