Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (July 2) took a veiled jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and described him as a "child". He cited a "story" of a school child to apparently target Rahul Gandhi and said that he has made a "new world record" in failing.
"Let's remember the elections of 1984. Following those elections, 10 Lok Sabha polls were held in this country, but Congress couldn't even cross the 250-mark even once. This time the Congress somehow bagged 99 seats. This reminds of a child who was telling everyone that he received 99 marks. Later, that child's teacher told that the child had received 99 marks out of 543, and not out of 100. There's no one to make that child understand that he has made a new world record in failing," said PM Modi.
PM Modi on Congress and "ecosystem"
"This is the third biggest defeat in the history of Congress. It would have been better if Congress had accepted its defeat and respected the mandate of the people but they are busy doing some 'Sirsasana' and Congress and its ecosystem are trying to establish in the minds of the citizens of India that they have defeated us...Bachhe ka mann behlane ka kaam chal raha hai," he said.
The Prime Minister called out the Congress "ecosystem" and said that they are trying to give an impression that the Opposition has defeated NDA.
"Congress and its ecosystem trying to impress upon people that they have defeated us. People's mandate for Congress is to sit where it is, in opposition; Congress could not cross 100-mark for three times in row," he said.
Tumse nahi ho payega: PM Modi in Lok Sabha
"I am telling a story. I child returned home from school and started crying. He told his mother that he was beaten. The mother asked what happened. But he did not tell anything. He did not tell that he abused, tore a book, called a teacher a thief, stole others' food. We saw the childish behaviour yesterday in the House. Kal yaha baalak buddhi ka vilaap chal raha tha. A new drama is being done to garner sympathy. They are out on bail, they are convicted in the case of calling the people of OBCs a thief, they have had to apologise to the Supreme Court for irresponsible statements, they have charges of insulting Veer Savarkar. Baalak buddhi me na bolne ka thikana hota hai, or na vyavhaar ka koi thikana hota hai. The entire country has understood their reality. The entire country is telling them: Tumse nahi ho payega," he said.
PM Modi cautions citizens
PM Modi said that a "childish behaviour" was witnessed in Lok Sabha on Monday and urged the Speaker to act against the "lies" told on the floor of the House.
"We will not be able to protect parliamentary democracy without taking seriously what happened yesterday. We should not ignore these acts by calling them childish, by considering them childish, we should not ignore them at all and I am saying this because the intentions behind this are not good and I also want to awaken the countrymen," he said.
"The Congress party is openly creating new narratives and spreading new plans every day to put one caste against another...It was clearly announced from various platforms that if the result they want is not achieved, the country will be set on fire on 4th June. People will gather, anarchy will be spread and these appeals were made in large numbers. Spreading anarchy is their aim..." he said.
