Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement in China as verbal character assassination of India’s achievements of last 67 years on foreign soil, the Congress on Saturday said that the PM has reached a ‘new low’ in practicing despicable politics. “The Prime Minister has done it again. He continued to be in election rally mode using the opportunity to mount a disgraceful and distasteful attack on the Opposition and beating his own drum. The Congress said that after one year of being in the Government, Prime Minister’s obsession to target Opposition and its leaders repeatedly on foreign soil is deplorable and unacceptable. From Canada to China, Prime Minister continues to repeat this historical blunder with scant regard to dissent, opposition and norms of conduct of the high office of Prime Minister,” said AICC chief spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala.
“His understanding of the fact that India, until he became Prime Minister, did not enjoy any respect amongst the international community is misplaced and is an insult to Indian Generations gone by, who worked tirelessly to lay the foundation of the modern Indian State. This includes our farmers, workers, defence personnel, students, teachers, ordinary men and women and our leaders who lived and died for to protect the pride of our great country,” Surjewala said.
In a veiled attack to Opposition, Modi during his speech to Indian diaspora in Shangahi said he was being attacked for “tireless” work and asserted that if it was a “crime” he would continue to do it. “For the last one year, I have not taken even one day’s leave. Did I go on any vacationIJ Do I take restIJ Am I not implementing my promise,” he said. His reference to “vacation” may be seen as a swipe at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who is facing questions over his 56-day sabbatical.
The party reminded that before the lok Sabha elections Modi had challenged the Congress to show ‘red eyes’ to China while talking to them. “Modi would be well-advised to take-off the adversarial ‘RSS Pracharak Hat’ and wear the ‘Hat of India’s composite culture’ as PM of country,” the party said.