NEW DELHI: Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the PM ought to create an “apaman mantralaya” (Ministry of Insults), as he accuses all opposition leaders of insulting the nation and Bihar.Priyanka Vadra's comment was an obvious retort to PM Modi's assault on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, whom he had accused of “insulting” Chhath Puja by “calling it a drama”.
Throughout a rally in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, Rahul Gandhi had taken a swipe on the Delhi BJP's preparation for Chhath Puja on the financial institution of the Yamuna, saying: “They staged a drama and confirmed the reality of India… The Yamuna has soiled water. If somebody drank it, they might both get sick or die. Nobody can go inside. The water is so soiled that for those who enter it, you'd get sick or get an an infection… However Modi staged a drama. He constructed a small pond there... They'll present you something for elections… A pipe is put in from behind. Clear water is poured into it… The issue arose that somebody took a photograph of the pipe.”Later, PM Modi launched a blistering assault on Rahul Gandhi for allegedly insulting Chhathi Maiya, questioning: “Will Bihar and Hindustan forgive those that insulted even Chhathi Maiya for votes?” “Whereas your son Modi is attempting to get Chhath registered on the Unesco heritage listing, the Congress-RJD persons are insulting Chhathi Maiya for votes. Will Bihar, Hindustan and the moms and sisters who quick with out water throughout Chhath tolerate such insults and never punish them?” Modi requested.Addressing an election rally at Sonabarsa in Saharsa district, Priyanka Vadra alleged that the PM speaks on “pointless points however would not utter a phrase on corruption or misrule of the NDA authorities in Bihar”.“Earlier than asserting doles for Bihar throughout elections, Modi and Amit Shah ought to first reply what the NDA did for the state within the final 20 years,” she mentioned.The Congress basic secretary alleged that the Bihar authorities is being “remote-controlled” from Delhi.“Nitish Kumar would not run the Bihar authorities. It's the prime minister and other people on the Centre who're operating the present,” she mentioned.The NDA authorities in Bihar is threatening individuals's proper to vote assured by the Structure, she alleged.Slamming the ruling alliance over joblessness, she mentioned, “The youth of Bihar are pressured to depart the state as a result of there are not any jobs right here. All main PSUs that used to generate employment have been handed over to huge corporates which can be pals of the BJP.”
