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Modi slams opposition for politicising Ukraine crisis
On Saturday, Narendra Modi attacked the opposition for politicizing the Ukraine crisis and said that “these parivarvadis” always look for opportunities to serve their own interests.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lashed out at the opposition for politicising the Ukraine crisis, saying that “these ‘parivarvadis’ always look for opportunities to serve their self-interests.”
By saying ‘parivarvadis’, he was obviously making a veiled reference to the Gandhis (Congress) and Yadavs (Samajwadi Party)
“Blind opposition, continuous opposition, acute frustration, and negativity have become their political ideology,” Modi said while addressing a public meeting in Khajuri village of Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency.
The PM, while campaigning for the seventh and last phase of the UP assembly elections, said the opposition parties look for political interests even when the nation faces challenges, making the situation even more critical.
His statement came amidst India stepping up evacuation of stranded Indians from Ukraine under ‘Operation Ganga’.
He further said: “UP might not have seen such an election for the last many decades when a government is seeking re-election on the basis of its honest and clean image, good governance and improved law and order situation in the state.”
He said the “third decade of the 21st century has brought unprecedented crises and new challenges for the whole world. But India has decided to convert these challenges into opportunities. This resolution (pledge) is not mine or the government, it is the resolution of the 130 crore countrymen and the entire country.”
Attacking the opposition parties, Modi said, “One of the strengths of our villages is that when a crisis comes, everyone forgets their grievances, and unites. But if any challenge comes before the country, these ‘parivarvadis’ (dynasts) keep looking for political mileage in it, too. We saw this during the Covid crisis and today we are experiencing the same during the Ukraine crisis.”
He said the double engine BJP government (governments in UP and the centre) is asking for votes on the basis of non-discriminatory development, good governance, clean image and an improved law and order situation.
The PM further said, “There is a peculiar habit of these ‘parivarvadis’. They do what they don’t speak and they don’t do what they speak. Instigating riots was not in their manifesto, they did it. Illegal occupation and looting were not in their manifesto, this was their biggest achievement. Nepotism in schools, police stations, offices and exploitation of employees were not in their manifesto, but they worked diligently on it.”
He said people of Banaras are smart enough to not fall in their trap and will continue to vote for the double engine ‘sarkar’.
“We started the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, built more than 10 crore toilets. Sisters of villages, the poor, dalits, backward families benefited the most from this. The whole world praised India. But did you hear even once any praise for the mission from these ‘parivarvadis’?”
The PM spoke on how India is adopting self-reliance through ‘vocal for local’ and said many Banarasi products dominated world markets and the benefit of this reached farmers, weavers and handicraftsmen of Banaras.
Highlighting development of khadi under the BJP government, he said, “Congress has played a lot of politics in the name of khadi and created a lot of loot. But when Modi made khadi an international brand, they avoided mentioning Khadi. If I talk about Banaras region only, then five years ago, khadi worth ₹90 crore was sold here. Today it has increased to more than ₹170 crore.”
Thanking the personnel involved in smooth conduct of elections, Modi said that after March 10 development work in all areas would continue with unprecedented pace with the efforts of the double engine government.
Earlier in the morning, he interacted with prominent people of Kashi.
