LUNGLEI (Mizoram): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he felt a deep sense of anguish on the Congress "abusing" Northeast culture and calling its dress "outlandish".
Coming down heavily on the rival birthday celebration at an election rally at Lunglei, he additionally said that the country has understood the "divide and rule" policy of the Congress and that is the reason the birthday celebration used to be simply confined to two to 3 states.
Mizoram within the Northeast is the closing bastion of the Congress. Election to the 40-member meeting is scheduled for November 28.
"The Congress party, which once governed maximum number of states, is now restricted to just two or three states. Now, the people of Mizoram have a golden opportunity to rid themselves of this Congress culture," Modi said.
The precedence for Congress is not the people of Mizoram, it's fighting to realize energy, the PM charged.
"I feel deep sense of anguish when I see a Congress leader abused traditional dress of northeast states, calling them outlandish. Your hopes, ambitions do not matter to the Congress. Their priority is power and not the people of Mizoram," he mentioned.
In the closing 4 years, the BJP government on the Centre, has worked for higher popularity of Indian culture and traditions, far and wide, Modi asserted.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had in August mentioned that Prime Minister Modi wears "outlandish" headgear.
"I ask you why does our Prime Minister wear all forms of outlandish headgear anywhere he goes around the country or around the world? Why does he at all times refuse to wear a Muslim cranium cap? Tharoor had mentioned.
"You see him in Naga headgears with feathers. You have observed him in quite a lot of varieties of extraordinary outfits which is a proper factor for a chief minister to do. Indira Gandhi has additionally been photographed dressed in quite a lot of varieties of costumes. But why he nonetheless at all times says no to at least one?," Tharoor had mentioned.
The high minister said, "Through its 'Act, East, Act Fast' policy, the BJP has, within the closing four.five years, evolved each region of the Northeast".
The double engine of the BJP governments in each the Centre and the State will take Mizoram to new heights, he added.
Coming down heavily on the rival birthday celebration at an election rally at Lunglei, he additionally said that the country has understood the "divide and rule" policy of the Congress and that is the reason the birthday celebration used to be simply confined to two to 3 states.
Mizoram within the Northeast is the closing bastion of the Congress. Election to the 40-member meeting is scheduled for November 28.
"The Congress party, which once governed maximum number of states, is now restricted to just two or three states. Now, the people of Mizoram have a golden opportunity to rid themselves of this Congress culture," Modi said.
The precedence for Congress is not the people of Mizoram, it's fighting to realize energy, the PM charged.
"I feel deep sense of anguish when I see a Congress leader abused traditional dress of northeast states, calling them outlandish. Your hopes, ambitions do not matter to the Congress. Their priority is power and not the people of Mizoram," he mentioned.
In the closing 4 years, the BJP government on the Centre, has worked for higher popularity of Indian culture and traditions, far and wide, Modi asserted.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had in August mentioned that Prime Minister Modi wears "outlandish" headgear.
"I ask you why does our Prime Minister wear all forms of outlandish headgear anywhere he goes around the country or around the world? Why does he at all times refuse to wear a Muslim cranium cap? Tharoor had mentioned.
"You see him in Naga headgears with feathers. You have observed him in quite a lot of varieties of extraordinary outfits which is a proper factor for a chief minister to do. Indira Gandhi has additionally been photographed dressed in quite a lot of varieties of costumes. But why he nonetheless at all times says no to at least one?," Tharoor had mentioned.
The high minister said, "Through its 'Act, East, Act Fast' policy, the BJP has, within the closing four.five years, evolved each region of the Northeast".
The double engine of the BJP governments in each the Centre and the State will take Mizoram to new heights, he added.
Congress has no regard for Northeast region, its traditions: PM Modi
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