MODI DARES CONG TO UNLEASH CBI
Monday, 02 December 2013 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi
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BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Sunday dared the Congress and the Centre to let the CBI loose on him, saying that they can’t ‘threaten’ him the way they did with Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati.
In an oblique reference to the Centre’s threat on the snoopgate, Modi said, “I am neither Mayawati nor Mulayam Singh Yadav. I am Narendra Modi. I want to tell the Congress and its leaders that they cannot threaten me with the CBI.”
His remarks came soon after the Centre announced that it would enquire into the ‘misuse’ of State machinery in Gujarat in wake of the alleged ‘snooping’ on a woman. The Centre said the surveillance on the woman architect, allegedly by the Gujarat Police, was apparently in violation of phone tapping rules as it was reportedly carried out without the mandatory permission from the Centre when she went out of the State. “Inquiry will be conducted and a decision will be taken. Union and State Home secretaries have been authorised to take action against (illegal) snooping,” Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said in Mumbai.
This, however, invited a sharp reaction from Modi, who slammed the UPA Government for misusing Government machinery, particularly the CBI, to pressurise its allies and rivals for its political gains.
“You (Congress) cannot make me succumb to such tricks,” Modi said, addressing his fifth and the final rally in the national Capital. On Saturday too, Modi had referred to the snooping episode saying it was an attempt by the Congress party’s ‘dirty tricks department’ to malign his image as the party feared his growing popularity.
The BJP’s PM candidate attacked the Congress over the issue of corruption saying it was not a ‘new disease with the party’. “The Congress shows hand (party’s symbol) during campaigning and when there is favourable atmosphere, it tries its hand at corruption. They show one hand and loot with both,” Modi said during his rally at Dakshinpuri in South Delhi; the same venue where Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi had held a rally two weeks ago. Rahul’s rally had witnessed low turnout. Modi’s rally, however, witnessed an impressive turnout of supporters who cheered every time Modi attacked the Congress.
He came down heavily on the Delhi and Central Governments for failing to curb price rise, despite making a promise of offering relief within 100 days of forming the Government. He also gave a clarion call to the voters to oust the UPA Government and the Delhi Government saying their poor economic policies had piled up unending miseries on the common men. “Do not leave the opportunity to topple the Congress Government. Congress is known for cheating the people. In 2009, they promised to bring down inflation within 100 days. They broke the promise, you strike off relations with them,” Modi said.
Centre is in deep slumber: Modi in Jammu
BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, addressing his first rally in Jammu lashed out at the Congress-led UPA Government for going into a deep slumber and even public anger is not able to wake them up.
Addressing a massive Lalkar Rally at MA Stadium in Jammu Modi said, “Government in Delhi is sleeping but they are in such deep slumber that people’s anger cannot wake them.”
Raising the issue of Pakistan sponsored terrorism Modi asked, “Is there any Government that will remain sleeping even when their people are getting killed?”
Modi echoed views expressed by party chief Rajnath Singh, who earlier even told at the Lalkar Rally that if Article 370 proved to be beneficial, his party would stand by the measure.
Referring to the provision, Modi said that women had not been given equal rights in the State unlike in other parts of the country.
“If Omar (Abdullah) married outside Kashmir, his rights of being a citizen remain whereas his sister Sara loses the right for the same. Is this not discrimination against the women in the State,” he asked, while referring to the Chief Minister’s family.
Taking on the Centre for its China policy, the Gujarat Chief Minister claimed that China had been distributing free SIM cards to villagers along the border with India.
“I want to ask whether our Telecom Ministry can’t provide the same,” he said.
Modi also spoke about ‘non-implmentation’ of the 73rd Amendment providing financial powers to Panchayats and took a veiled dig at the ruling National Conference, saying, “Those who talk about autonomy are not ready to provide the same to their own elected local bodies.”
He attacked the State Government for indulging in corruption and said the Prevention of Corruption Act is applicable everywhere other than Jammu & Kashmir.
“For 60 years they talked about separate State (autonomy) but what did people get? Nothing and there is no accountability also…In the name of separate State, they encouraged separatism.”
“It would have been better if they focused on creating a super State,” he said.
(With inputs from agencies)
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