PM Modi Lists Out 'Ghotalas' Of Congress To Tear Into ED-CBI Misuse Charge

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, dismissed the Opposition's accusations of indiscriminate use of central agencies like the CBI and ED against their leaders. PM Modi countered these charges by listing out several corruption scandals associated with the Opposition.  

"Congress has started running ‘Bhrashtachari bachao andolan’ now. When the corrupt are sent to jail they do hungama...It's being said that investigative agencies are being misused...'Bhrashtachar kare 'AAP', sharabghotala kare 'AAP' aur 'AAP ki shikayat kare Congress, AAP ko court mein leke jaye Congress, ab karyawahi ho toh gaali de Modi ko...And now they are partners....Congress had presented facts against AAP in a press conference, now they must tell if those facts were correct or not....", PM Modi's strong reply to Opposition's ED-CBI misuse charge.

"They are people who have double standards. I would like to remind the country again and again of the double standards. In Delhi, they share the stage and level allegations against investigation agencies, they conduct rallies to protect the corrupt. In Kerala, their 'shehzada' appeals to send a CM - who is an ally in their alliance - to jail. He tells the Government of India to send him to jail. In Delhi, they raise an alarm over ED-CBI and the same people tell the same agencies to send the Kerala CM to jail...In Chhattisgarh, CM of the Congress government was linked to liquor scam. AAP used to say that the ED should put this CM behind bars. ED was dear to them at that time", PM added.

'Fight Against Corruption Not Scale For Electoral Wins'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also reiterated his unwavering commitment to fighting corruption, emphasizing that his battle against this pervasive issue is driven by a mission and conviction rather than electoral gains. "For me, the fight against corruption is not the scale for electoral wins or losses. I am not fighting corruption to win or lose elections. This is my mission, my conviction."

Modi highlighted the detrimental impact of corruption on the nation, likening it to a termite that has hollowed out the country. "I believe that corruption is one such termite that has hollowed out the nation. I am working wholeheartedly to free this country of corruption and to build hatred against corruption in the minds of common people," he asserted.

Is Congress Celebrating Hat-trick of Defeat?

PM Narendra Modi also took a jibe at Congress over the party's embarrassing defeat in Lok Sabha 2024 elections. He said, "With these election results, not only a jump in the capital market is being seen but there is also an atmosphere of joy across the world...Amid this, Congress people are also happy. I can't understand the reason for this joy...Is this joy for the hattrick of loss? Is this joy for falling to nervous 90? Is this joy for another failed launch?..I saw even Kharge ji to be full of energy. But perhaps Kharge ji served his party a lot because the blame of this loss that should have been attributed to someone was saved by him and he stood like a wall instead...Whenever such a situation arises, a Dalit and backward have to bear the brunt and that family remains safe. The same was seen here too. You would have seen the issue of Lok Sabha Speaker, there too their defeat was certain but who did they push forward? A Dalit. They knew that he will lose, still he was fielded. In President and Vice President elections, in 2022 they fielded Sushil Kumar Shinde; let they Dalit lose, they themselves have nothing to lose. In 2017, when the defeat was certain, they fielded Meira Kumar...Congress has an anti-SC/ST/OBC mindset due to which, they kept humiliating former President Ram Nath Kovind. With this mindset, they left no stone unturned in insulting the first tribal woman President of the country and used words they no one else can."