PM Narendra Modi rips into Congress with ‘hua to hua’ barbs

INDORE

: Prime Minister Narendra Modi played on

Sam Pitroda

’s words ‘hua to hua’ to corner Congress on several issues — including the Sikh riots, farm loan waiver in

Madhya Pradesh

, “attack on country’s traditions”, coining of the phrase ‘Hindu terror’ and the

Bhopal

gas tragedy — at an election rally in Khandwa on Sunday.


While voting was on in Bhopal and seven other constituencies, PM Modi launched into a scathing attack on Congress and

Mahagathbandhan

, accusing them of “rewarding people guilty in people’s eyes of the 1984 Sikh riots”.

Without naming Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, Modi said Congress had initially made Nath the party’s Punjab in-charge. “Punjab Congress, with folded hands, said ‘take him away or we will cease to exist in Punjab’. So, they took him from there and threw it on you, and made him chief minister. This is Congress,” Modi said.

“And Congress’s truth is, on the 1984 Sikh atrocities mass killings, ‘hua to hua’,” the PM said. “In Bhopal, thousands of people were subjected to toxic gas. Several generations were lost. People responsible for it were allowed to flee in government planes. If you ask them, they will say ‘hua to hua’,” Modi said.

Modi alleged that Congress’s “appeasement policy and weakness” led to a surge in terrorism before 2014. “Today, they are saying ‘hua to hua’,” he said. The PM said the Congress government had banned singer Kishore Kumar (who was born in Khandwa) on radio during Emergency because he stuck to his ideals. “And Congress says ‘hua to hua’,” he said.

Modi alleged that when “Pakistan-fed terrorists” used to attack India, Congress put innocents in jails. “In order to generate a false argument for ‘Hindu terrorism’, they hatched a conspiracy to insult the rich tradition for vote-bank politics. They are getting a befitting reply today. They may perform any number of havans, show janeu and get saffron clothes for police, but the taint of terror they attempted to put on the saffron, the Congress or the Mahamilawati will never be able to escape from the sin,” the PM said.

He claimed that there are “2.5 CMs in Madhya Pradesh”. “The administration does not know whose orders to follow. Goons, murderers and dacoits are given free licence. The administration is being used for the benefit of different groups. In the name of industry, only transfer industry is up and running. If one party’s khichdi can cause this mess, imagine what the khichdi of two dozen parties will do in Delhi, and what will they do to the country,” he remarked, and added, “Be warned of people with ill intentions. If they get any opportunity, they will put India’s security at risk. The first condition of development is safety. A mahamilawati and khichdi government can never keep this country safe.”

PM Modi accused Congress of using people’s money for poll campaigning. “They have ill intentions. They lie to you. Your money has been spent in poll campaigning. The money released by Centre for nutrition of tribal women and children was given by them (Congress) to naamdars for poll campaigning,” he alleged.

“The entire country has seen the truth of Tuglaq Road poll scam. How sacks of currency notes were recovered from Congress leaders’ house was shown on TV,” Modi alleged. He accused Congress of betraying farmers by promising loan waiver in 10 days of coming to power. “The fact that it has not happened in Madhya Pradesh has helped the rest of the country understand the betrayal of Congress,” he said.