NEW DELHI: The electoral rhetoric heated up to a fever-pitch nowadays as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi hit the marketing campaign trail in Karnataka and promptly fired off a barrage of grievance on the different.
Taking a swipe at Modi, Rahul mentioned the PM's "personal attacks" on him have been unbecoming of an individual keeping a high office. Meanwhile in Kalaburagi, PM Modi resumed his marketing campaign blitz and focused Rahul for "disrespecting" the national track 'vande mataram' just lately during a rally in the state.
Rahul, who was addressing a public accumulating in Bidar, mentioned Modi was resorting to private attacks as he had no answers to the issues raised by the Congress chief, such because the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal and fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi.
"Whenever Modi ji is afraid... he launches a personal attack on a person. He will talk ill of a person. Will talk wrong of a person. That is the difference between me and him," Rahul mentioned.
The Gandhi scion, who has ceaselessly been on the receiving finish of Modi's salvos at his rallies in Karnataka, mentioned: "Let him speak anything about me, whether it is wrong or right, it will not make any difference. He is the PM of India and I will not launch a personal attack against him."
Playing the nationalism card, Modi accused the Congress of insulting the Indian Army by wondering the veracity of the 2016 surgical moves in opposition to Pakistan, announcing: "Congress would rather prefer our soldiers go with cameras and not guns! But then, this is expected considering how their own senior leader behaved on stage when 'Vande Mataram' was being sung."
However, while Rahul mentioned he would by no means talk disparagingly of the Prime Minister, he was free to ask him questions about pressing issues. He slammed Modi over the BJP giving tickets to controversial mining barons Reddy brothers in the assembly polls.
"Are you not trying to induct the Reddy brothers into the Assembly? Yes or no. Nirav Modi ran off with Rs 30,000 crore. What have you done on that front? Why was your mouth shut?" he demanded.
Bringing again the Gabbar Singh Tax (an allusion to GST) jibe, the Congress leader mentioned Modi's 'battle on corruption' was a falsehood as he had given the golf green sign to graft-accused Reddy brothers and tainted former CM BS Yeddyurappa to contest the Karnataka election.
"You brought Gabbar Singh Tax but this time you have gone even further. You have fielded the entire gang of Gabbar Singh. There is Gabbar, Sambha, Kalia, and all of them.... Reddy brothers gang, which was in jail....You are trying to get them inducted into Assembly, and you tell to the country that you are fighting against corruption," mentioned Rahul in a caustic assault on PM Modi.
The Prime Minister, on his phase, was pummelling the Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt in the state over an entire host of charges - from corruption and casteism to stalled enlargement.
"Look at the rising illegal mining in state. Congress government here couldn't even frame a strong mining policy. Karnataka has a 'Sidda-Rupaiah Sarkar'. It has created a debt-burden for the state," Modi charged.
Later, at a 2d back-to-back rally in Ballari, the PM accused the ruling party of practising vote-bank politics to secure its electoral fortunes.
"Congress government in Karnataka is in 'sleep mode.' They didn't spend funds Centre allocated for development of state. We wanted OBC Commission to get Constitutional status but they didn't let it happen. They do vote-bank politics. They divide people on basis of caste," mentioned Modi, including that the BJP-led Centre has taken a large number of steps to additional the welfare of the dalit and tribal communities.
Rejecting the Congress declare that it was a champion of dalit causes, Modi referred to the "atrocity" committed in opposition to a dalit lady in Karnataka's Bidar. "But the state's ruling party did not speak about it. They had no candlelight protests," he mentioned.
Taking a swipe at Modi, Rahul mentioned the PM's "personal attacks" on him have been unbecoming of an individual keeping a high office. Meanwhile in Kalaburagi, PM Modi resumed his marketing campaign blitz and focused Rahul for "disrespecting" the national track 'vande mataram' just lately during a rally in the state.
Rahul, who was addressing a public accumulating in Bidar, mentioned Modi was resorting to private attacks as he had no answers to the issues raised by the Congress chief, such because the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal and fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi.
"Whenever Modi ji is afraid... he launches a personal attack on a person. He will talk ill of a person. Will talk wrong of a person. That is the difference between me and him," Rahul mentioned.
The Gandhi scion, who has ceaselessly been on the receiving finish of Modi's salvos at his rallies in Karnataka, mentioned: "Let him speak anything about me, whether it is wrong or right, it will not make any difference. He is the PM of India and I will not launch a personal attack against him."
Playing the nationalism card, Modi accused the Congress of insulting the Indian Army by wondering the veracity of the 2016 surgical moves in opposition to Pakistan, announcing: "Congress would rather prefer our soldiers go with cameras and not guns! But then, this is expected considering how their own senior leader behaved on stage when 'Vande Mataram' was being sung."
However, while Rahul mentioned he would by no means talk disparagingly of the Prime Minister, he was free to ask him questions about pressing issues. He slammed Modi over the BJP giving tickets to controversial mining barons Reddy brothers in the assembly polls.
"Are you not trying to induct the Reddy brothers into the Assembly? Yes or no. Nirav Modi ran off with Rs 30,000 crore. What have you done on that front? Why was your mouth shut?" he demanded.
Bringing again the Gabbar Singh Tax (an allusion to GST) jibe, the Congress leader mentioned Modi's 'battle on corruption' was a falsehood as he had given the golf green sign to graft-accused Reddy brothers and tainted former CM BS Yeddyurappa to contest the Karnataka election.
"You brought Gabbar Singh Tax but this time you have gone even further. You have fielded the entire gang of Gabbar Singh. There is Gabbar, Sambha, Kalia, and all of them.... Reddy brothers gang, which was in jail....You are trying to get them inducted into Assembly, and you tell to the country that you are fighting against corruption," mentioned Rahul in a caustic assault on PM Modi.
The Prime Minister, on his phase, was pummelling the Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt in the state over an entire host of charges - from corruption and casteism to stalled enlargement.
"Look at the rising illegal mining in state. Congress government here couldn't even frame a strong mining policy. Karnataka has a 'Sidda-Rupaiah Sarkar'. It has created a debt-burden for the state," Modi charged.
Later, at a 2d back-to-back rally in Ballari, the PM accused the ruling party of practising vote-bank politics to secure its electoral fortunes.
"Congress government in Karnataka is in 'sleep mode.' They didn't spend funds Centre allocated for development of state. We wanted OBC Commission to get Constitutional status but they didn't let it happen. They do vote-bank politics. They divide people on basis of caste," mentioned Modi, including that the BJP-led Centre has taken a large number of steps to additional the welfare of the dalit and tribal communities.
Rejecting the Congress declare that it was a champion of dalit causes, Modi referred to the "atrocity" committed in opposition to a dalit lady in Karnataka's Bidar. "But the state's ruling party did not speak about it. They had no candlelight protests," he mentioned.
Karnataka election: PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi trade charges
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