Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought ‘The Kerala Story’ into Karnataka for the first time on Friday and attacked the Congress for being soft on terror.
The film is said to be based on the deceitful policies and conspiracies of terrorists in just one state, he said at a public meeting in the mining town of Ballari, indirectly backing the movie, and accused the Congress of indulging in backdoor political bargaining with people who have terror inclinations.
“With the changing times, the nature of terror is also changing. Whether smuggling or drug trade or communal frenzy, all are somehow connected to terror. The sound of bombs and guns can at least be heard, but there won't be any sound of a terror conspiracy. Even courts have expressed worry about this nature of terror,” Modi said, referring to the movie that depicts how young Hindu girls were brainwashed, converted, and made to join ISIS.
PM Modi: BJP has always been harsh on terror
“To make Karnataka the number one state in the country, law and order is important. Karnataka remaining free from terror is equally important. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has always been harsh on terror. However, whenever there is action against terror, the Congress gets a stomach ache,” Modi said.
The whole world is worried about the danger of terrorism and India has also on several occasions suffered because of it, Modi said. Several innocent civilians have died in terror attacks, he said.
“Terrorism is anti-humanity, anti-human values and anti-development. I am surprised that, for the sake of its vote bank, the Congress has surrendered before terror. Can such a party protect Karnataka and its civilians in any way? Under the climate of terror, the industries here, the IT industry, farmers, and the rich culture and heritage of the state will be destroyed,” Modi contended.
Congress has lost courage to speak against terror, says PM Modi
The Congress has lost the courage to speak against terror as it does not want to hurt its vote bank, Modi said. The party has nurtured and given shelter to terror, he alleged.
Sudan crisis
Modi then turned his attention to Sudan, which has been rocked by violence for several days. The Centre is making efforts to get Indians home through 'Operation Kaveri', Modi said. However, even at the time of such a crisis, the Congress did not stand with the country, he alleged.
The Congress wanted to play politics on the issue and take advantage of the Sudan crisis, he said.
People from the state were stranded in Sudan and the government has got back Indians from crisis-hit areas, Modi said. However, the Congress was playing politics and the party will have to pay the price for it in this election, he said.
The Congress manifesto has lots of false promises and is a “bundle of appeasement”, the Prime Minister said. “Their manifesto only speaks about removing or banning this and that. Is this their focus? The Congress has reservations about me chanting 'Jai Bajarangbali' (Hail Hanuman). People of the country and the state are waiting to see to what level the Congress will go for the sake of appeasement,” Modi said.
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