Modi ‘lives in history’, misled RS by distorting facts: Kharge
Hindustan TimesIn the hands of the present government, the “country’s future is dark”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Thursday, as he slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech in the Rajya Sabha, wondering how can a person who “just lives in history” build the present and the future. He added: “Instead of talking about unemployment, inflation, economic inequality, recession, falling rupee, falling private investment and the failed ‘Make in India’, Modi ji kept cursing the Congress.” The Congress chief further alleged that instead of talking about schemes for Dalits, tribals, backward classes, minorities and the poor, the PM tried to mislead the House “by distorting historical facts”. In a bid to counter Modi’s allegations involving the history of the Congress, Kharge said the first amendment to the Constitution was made by the Jawaharlal Nehru government “so that reservation could be given to backward classes and landlordism could be abolished”. Congress party wanted Baba Saheb to reach Rajya Sabha with respect, it helped him in this.” The Congress chief alleged that Ambedkar “himself wrote a letter and revealed that SA Dange and Savarkar were responsible for his defeat.” Defending the former prime ministers from his party, Kharge said: “The truth is that the Congress itself did liberalisation.
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