Modi targets Rahul over 'violent Hindu' remark; opposition creates ruckus in Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday came down heavily on the Congress in reply to the allegations raised against the BJP by Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi. Lashing out at Congress, Modi referred to the grand old party as anarchists and parasites. The opposition constantly tried to interrupt the Prime Minister's speech which lasted for 2 hours and 16 minutes. It turned out to be a demonstration of the strength of the opposition. Modi responded that he was happy to complete the speech.

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha concluded on Tuesday. Rajya Sabha will meet today as well. The Prime Minister will speak in the upper house today. Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday deleted from records some of the remarks made by Rahul Gandhi during his speech in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The Opposition members entered the well of the House and staged a protest after the Speaker denied Rahul Gandhi's demand that the MP from Manipur should be given a chance to speak.

Prime Minister Modi said that history will not forgive Rahul Gandhi for the remarks he made against the believers of the Hindu religion.

“Today, there is a conspiracy to falsely accuse Hindus, a serious conspiracy is unfolding. It has been said that Hindus are violent. This is your culture, this is your character, this is your thinking, this is your hatred. These are the actions against Hindus in this country. This country will not forget it for centuries,” PM Modi said.

"The Congress has zero seats in 13 states, yet they consider themselves heroes. I would tell the Congress people not to ignore public mandate in a celebration of false victory. Now, Congress has been a "par-jeevi" party since 2024, which means the one that lives off its host and ends up consuming it. Congress, too, eats up the votes of the party it allies with. Where Congress and BJP had a direct contest, Congress's strike rate is only 26 percent. But where they were in an alliance, their strike rate was 50 percent. Most of Congress's 99 seats were won by the efforts of their allies," the Prime Minister said.

"The Congress leaders are anarchists who trying to divide the people of the country in the name of language. They insult great men and even their own party leaders. Dr Ambedkar resigned due to the Congress party's injustice towards Dalits and backward communities. This injustice led him to step down from Nehru's Cabinet," he added.