Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Morbi bridge collapse that killed 138 individuals. He requested if Modi’s ‘kai guna’ (ability of 1’s hand) resulted within the tragedy simply days after he inaugurated the bridge.
“The Morbi bridge was repaired at a value of Rs two crore. He (Modi) even inaugurated this mission. I don’t know whether or not that is his ‘kai guna’, it collapsed in 5 days and 138 individuals died,” the All India Congress Committee (AICC) chief mentioned.
Whereas talking on the Sarvodaya Sammelana, which was held in Bengaluru Sunday to felicitate him on his victory within the Congress presidential election, Kharge mentioned: “Who’s to be held accountable? Has anybody resigned? Did you (Narendra Modi) resign at the least?”
“When an analogous tragedy struck West Bengal, Modi had claimed it to be God’s wrath for the ills of the West Bengal authorities. Who was accountable for the tragedy right here (in Gujrat)?” he mentioned, focusing on the prime minister for launching even ‘small’ tasks.
“He’s even flagging off trains. I had began 27 trains throughout my tenure… But, we didn’t launch them by organising enormous occasions as they have been routine improvement programmes,” the Congress chief mentioned.
The BJP authorities, he mentioned, was both stopping all of the ‘good works’ began throughout the UPA rule or was renaming the tasks. “Modi says that the Congress destroyed the nation, however it’s you who’s destroying it,” Kharge mentioned, accusing the BJP of sowing divisions in society.
“Fairly than answering questions on inflation and unemployment, he resorts to visiting temples or praying in caves. This doesn’t deal with the issues of the individuals,” Kharge mentioned, including that although Modi was free to hope, he ought to resolve points confronted by individuals first.
Kharge additionally urged celebration leaders to put aside small variations within the state unit. “Profitable the following common Meeting elections in Karnataka would be the finest felicitation for me (moderately than such occasions),” he mentioned.
“The 40 per cent fee authorities needs to be eliminated,” Kharge added, lashing out on the state BJP authorities.
“To realize this, all gaps within the state unit needs to be plugged. If leaders are sad, their considerations needs to be handled. Those that have gone away from the celebration fold needs to be invited again. Youth needs to be promoted in celebration ranks,” the senior chief noticed.