On 89th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi Dandi March, PM Narendra Modi took a dig at the Congress and the Gandhi family. In his blog giving tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, Modi said, “ Gandhi ji shook the foundations of colonial rule and became a strong symbol of fighting injustice and inequality”.
“Gandhi Ji taught us to think of the plight of the poorest person we have seen and think about how our work impacts that person. I am proud to say that in all aspects of our Government work, the guiding consideration is to see how it will alleviate poverty and bring prosperity. Sadly, the anti-thesis of Gandhian thought is the Congress culture”, the Prime Minister wrote in the blog on his website.
Modi went on listing the ways Congress party has always worked against everything that Mahatma Gandhi held dear and also accused them of working against the country. “In many of his works, Gandhi Ji said that he does not believe in inequality and caste divisions. Sadly, the Congress has never hesitated from dividing society. The worst caste riots and anti-Dalit massacres happened under Congress rule”, he said.
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Modi quoted the Mahatma on issues like governance, corruption and dynastic politics among others to criticize the Congress. Going further he said, the Congress and corruption have become synonyms. Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, Modi said, “it is the duty of all leading men, whatever their persuasion or party, to safeguard the dignity of India. That dignity can’t be saved if misgovernment and corruption flourish. Misgovernment and corruption always go together.”