Guwahati, March 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 14 launched a strong attack on the Indian National Congress during a public address in Assam, claiming the party is steadily losing public support across the country and could soon reach “a century of electoral defeats.”
Addressing a gathering, Modi said voters in Assam had already rejected Congress and that the party was continuing to suffer defeats in elections across India. He said that people in different states were repeatedly rejecting the Congress in successive polls.
“You have ousted the Congress from Assam. Today, every state in the country is teaching the Congress a lesson. The Congress is losing election after election. In the near future, Congress is poised to hit a century of defeats,” he said.
The Prime Minister also accused Congress leaders of attempting to malign the country out of frustration over repeated electoral losses. Referring to a protest linked to an AI summit, he alleged that Congress leaders staged an unusual demonstration.
“In a bid to discredit the AI summit, the Congress staged a bizarre protest—tearing their own clothes in public. It appears the Congress has nothing left to do now but tear its own clothes in desperation. The entire nation has condemned this,” he said.
Highlighting the development agenda of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Modi said the government’s focus is on supporting communities that have remained behind in the development process.
“The BJP’s mantra is to prioritise those who are lagging behind in the race of development,” he said, adding that earlier governments considered border regions as the “last villages” of the country.
“We, however, regard these border villages as the country’s first villages,” he said, noting that the next phase of the Vibrant Villages Programme aimed at strengthening border areas was launched from Cachar district.
The Prime Minister also highlighted welfare measures for tea garden communities in the state, stating that the Assam Government had taken a historic step by granting land rights to thousands of families associated with tea estates.
Referring to global developments, Modi said the world was witnessing conditions similar to war in several regions and emphasised that the government was working to minimise the impact of such situations on Indian citizens.
“Nowadays, conditions of war prevail all around the world. Our government is making every possible effort to ensure that the citizens of our country face the fewest hardships possible,” he said.
He also accused the Congress of attempting to create panic during challenging times and alleged that the party was failing to act responsibly in matters concerning national interest. Modi further claimed that forces opposed to India’s rapid development were influencing the Congress.
“The forces across the globe that are unable to digest India’s rapid development — the Congress is increasingly becoming a mere puppet in the hands of these very forces,” the Prime Minister added.
