The Congress on Sunday claimed that the Modi Government’s 100 days in office have been characterised by “arrogance, uncertainty and vendetta politics”, as it attacked the dispensation over issues such as the state of economy, situation in Kashmir, the NRC in Assam and action by probe agencies against Opposition leaders.
While former party chief Rahul Gandhi took a dig at by congratulating it on 100 days of “no development”, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said the Modi Government is mum after “ruining the economy” and alleged that it is trying to hide the grim situation in the country.
Rahul alleged that there was a glaring lack of leadership, direction and plans to turnaround the “ravaged economy”. “Congratulations to the Modi govt on #100DaysNoVikas, the continued subversion of democracy, a firmer stranglehold on a submissive media to drown out criticism and a glaring lack of leadership, direction & plans where it’s needed the most — to turnaround our ravaged economy,” Rahul said in a tweet message.
“Three words that describe the first 100 days of BJP 2.0 - tyranny, chaos and anarchy,” the Congress said in a series of tweets. Priyanka on her part said the companies are in danger, while trade is in doldrums. “Through drama, deceit, lies, and propaganda, they are trying to hide the country’s grim situation,” she said.
“Eight sectors have recorded a growth rate below 2 per cent and our Finance Minister still refuses to accept that our economy is in free fall. If the BJP continues this path of negligence & deceit, we are headed towards recession,” the party said. A steep fall in the GDP from last year is a direct result of the government’s ignorance and “gross mismanagement” of economy, the Congress alleged.
“By disregarding voices of the industry, economists & former PM Dr (Manmohan) Singh, BJP has proved itself to be completely incompetent in handling the economy,” said the party.
Former Union Minister Kapil Sibal said the massive mandate to the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls had given it an opportunity to provide relief to the common man, but what happened was the opposite. “Common man’s problems are increasing, lapdog media is becoming even more biased, atrocities against women increasing, there is no strategy on education and health, small trader is in distress, and there is vendetta politics against political opponents,” Sibal said.
He alleged that the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Department and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are being misused. “Where there is evidence against their own people, they are being sheltered, and action is being take against opposition leaders against whom there is no evidence,” he claimed.
Accusing the government of practising vendetta politics, Sibal, said in the cases of P Chidambaram, D K Shivakumar’s arrest, MNS’s Raj Thackeray, NCP’s Ajit Pawar , TMC’s Partha Chatterjee and Kamal Nath’s nephew, probe agencies haven’t charge-sheeted the leaders for particular crimes.
“The agencies apply the law selectively on opposition leaders while those belonging to the BJP are given an easy escape route,” he said, listing cases such as those of Kuldeep Sengar (Unnao rape accused), Mukul Roy (Saradha chit fund scam), Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa (land and mining scam) and Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Vyapam scam).