Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his final campaign rally for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, launched a scathing attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray and the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. Addressing a packed audience in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Thursday.
Modi accused Thackeray of handing aver Shiv Sena’s autonomy to Congress: “Mumbai is a city of sell-respect, but a party in Maha Vikas Aghadi (read UBT Sena) has handed over its’remote control’ to those who insulted Balasaheb Thackeray,” Modi said.
“That’s why I challenged them to get Congress to praise Balasaheb Thackeray Till date, these people haven’t been able to get Congress or the Prince’ of Congress to praise him.” Modi added, Throughout his speech, Modi condemned Congress for pursuing power at any cost, describing it as “a fish out of water” without control.
He blamed Congress for failing to secure India’s safety during its tenure, citing, frequent terror attacks as a result of lax security.
“Terrorists now know that India won’ tolerate any hostility If they act, Modi won’t spare them.” he said, emphasizing his governments security reforms. Modi also criticized Congress’s handling of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, accusing the party of neglecting Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Constitution.
“That’s why my government took the historic step of abrogating Article 370, he said. framing the move as a fulfillment of Ambedkar’s vision,
