Amid cheers at a Bengaluru rally Sunday, PM Narendra Modi launched a full-throated assault on Congress, attributing its string of losses to arrogance and revealing its betrayal of DMK after decades of alliance.
Modi contrasted trajectories: BJP’s wins versus Congress’s slump below 100 seats lately, post its 400-seat era. ‘Arrogance leads them to indict Constitution, democracy, courts – unprecedented for any party.’
Defeat’s toll: ‘They sink to foul language.’ BJP’s edge: ‘Poverty eradicated for 25 crore; ‘Sabka Kalyan’, ‘Sushasan’ secures mandates.’
State critique: ‘No second terms; swift public ire from deceit. ‘Guarantees’ flop; governance absent.’ Karnataka example: ‘Years lost to infighting, not solutions. Leadership unstable.’
Modi exposed hypocrisies: Tamil Nadu poll distortions, Kerala government paralysis ignored by the ecosystem.
Betrayals cataloged: Leaders ditched in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan; Himachal pay scandals hushed; Telangana farmer tragedies. ‘Appeasement plunders or breeds fights. Congress deceives universally.’
DMK climax: ’30 years alliance sustained Congress power; UPA relied on them. Yet, they stabbed at first chance.’ The speech rallied supporters, positioning BJP as trustworthy governance champion.
