Ahmedabad: The Congress Working Committee on Tuesday held Prime Minister Narendra Modi guilty of cynically exploiting the issue of national security– on which the country stood united – to divert attention from his colossal failures, bogus claims and persistent falsehoods. The CWC, which was meeting in Ahmedabad after 58 years on the 89th anniversary of the Dandi Satyagraha, said that it would seek a mandate for itself and its allies in different states on better governance and accountability to “repair the grave damage caused to our democratic polity, economy and society by the Modi government”. “We seek the support of the people to restore the health of the Indian economy, for job creation, social justice and harmony”, it said.
Briefing the media after the CWC meeting at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel memorial former union minister and party spokesperson Anand Sharma said that the Congress felt it was imperative to launch a “second freedom struggle” to save the country from the BJP which was antithetical to Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of India that embodies multi-culturism, harmony and pluralism in which the rights of all are protected. The Congress party unequivocally condemned the Pulwama attack and the tragic killing of 40 jawans of the CRPF and expressed its solidarity with the soldiers and the armed forces.
“Congress President offered the Congress Party’s support to the Government in the hour of national crisis. The party is conscious of its role and national obligations as a responsible political party. India as a mature democracy has different viewpoints and ideologies represented by different political parties”, it noted adding that the CWC sends a stern and unequivocal message to India’s enemies that India stands united and resolute as one nation to confront and defeat their nefarious agenda.
The CWC resolution
Five years of Modi-BJP Government has been a period of false promises and betrayal of people’s trust and confidence. This Government has been a failure on all fronts and has inflicted pain and misery on the people through its reckless decisions of demonetisation and hasty imposition of a flawed GST. These disrupted the Indian economy and trade and industry. Lakhs of factories were closed, unorganised sector, micro, small and medium enterprises were worst affected and tens of millions of workers lost their jobs and livelihood.
The unprecedented joblessness, agrarian crisis and distress of Kisans and Khet mazdoors are issues of grave national concern. The Modi Government is guilty of monumental mismanagement of the Indian economy. National savings and investments have sharply declined, Banks are burdened with NPA”s and credit off-take of the Industry has reached a record low. Exports are stagnant and industrial production has been falling continuously notwithstanding Government”s boastful and misleading claims.”
