Seek votes on performance of govt instead of indulging in ‘hate speeches’: Kharge writes to PM Modi

Congress president Kharge criticizes PM Modi for divisive speeches, urges focus on government performance in upcoming elections.

In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said when the elections are over, people will only remember him as the PM who indulged in “divisive and communal speeches filled with lies” to avoid an inevitable defeat.

Mr. Kharge urged the Prime Minister to seek votes on the performance of his government over the last ten years instead of indulging in “hate speeches”.

The Congress president made the remarks in a letter to Prime Minister Modi in which he rebutted the attack and charges levelled against his party in the PM’s letter to NDA candidates after the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls.

Prime Minister Modi has asked the BJP-led NDA candidates in the Lok Sabha polls to spread awareness among voters about the Congress’s intention to snatch “reservation from SC, ST and OBC communities and give it away to their vote bank”.

In a personal letter written to them, Mr. Modi also accused the Congress and its allies of having divisive and discriminatory motives, even though reservation on the basis of religion is unconstitutional.

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Writing to Mr. Modi, Mr. Kharge said, “I saw the letter written by you to all the NDA candidates about what they need to communicate to the voters. From the tone and content of the letter it seems that there is a lot of desperation and worry in you which is leading you to use language that does not suit the office of the Prime Minister.”