Days after the ‘mangalsutra, gold’ remark that sparked the “hate speech” row, PM Modi has doubled down on his ‘anti-Muslim statements’ at a campaign rally for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Addressing a speech in Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur earlier today, PM Modi attacked the Congress, saying it wanted to reduce the “SC-ST reservation and distribute it among the Muslims” when it was in power at the Centre. Continuing his scathing attack on Congress, PM Modi also said that the grand old party was hatching a conspiracy to “snatch your property” and “distribute it among selected people”.
Hinting at his earlier remark, which led to a huge outcry from the Opposition parties, PM Modi accused Congress of following a policy of “appeasement”. The prime minister said, “The day before yesterday in Rajasthan, I put forth some truth in front of the country, and the entire Congress and INDI alliance went into a panic. I put forth the truth that Congress is plotting to snatch your property and distribute it to their special people…When I exposed their politics, they got so angry that they started abusing Modi.”
