Congress will use bulldozer on Ram temple… What did Kharge say on PM Modi’s allegations?

New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegation that if Congress comes to power, it will bulldoze the Ram Temple is completely false. he/she said that Congress respects religion and faith of everyone. Kharge also said that Congress remained in power for 55 years, but never stopped anyone from worshiping or snatched away anyone’s mangalsutra, as claimed by the Prime Minister. Kharge said in an interview, ‘This is completely false. That’s just the way they talk. No one from our party has said anything like this nor is it written in the Constitution. We respect all sects and religions and respect everyone’s faith. he/she also said that helping the poor of any community is not appeasement, as alleged by the BJP.

‘BJP and Modi worked to divide people’

Kharge said, ‘Earlier people were living happily, but BJP and Modi ji have worked to divide people for votes. They do such things for votes and accuse others of using bulldozers. he/she also accused the BJP of running a false campaign against the Congress every time it brought out schemes to help the poor during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. he/she said that the Prime Minister is now accusing Congress of doing politics of free gifts.

Kharge lashed out at BJP

The Congress President said that when the party first brought MNREGA, Food Security Act, Rural Health Mission, BJP opposed them. he/she also cited land reforms and nationalization of banks which the BJP had opposed. he/she said, ‘Whenever we started schemes for the poor, they criticized it. Now we are talking about giving double ration to the poor. Rejecting the allegations of appeasement politics, the Congress President said, ‘Stopping injustice on any community is not appeasement. They (BJP) try to create polarization during elections. Whatever we do they try to present it as appeasement. According to him/her, ‘I would only say that BJP does politics of appeasement. Giving something to the poor or giving scholarships to the poor, providing education through special schools for Muslims cannot be called appeasement.

‘Increasing the reservation limit means reservation for the poor’

Kharge says that increasing the reservation limit means giving reservation to the poor. he/she said, ‘There is 69 percent reservation in Tamil Nadu. Is it for Muslims? We are saying that we will increase the limit like Tamil Nadu. How do Muslims come into this? We want to provide reservation for economically weaker sections and do Muslims not come under it?’ The Congress president said, ‘They try to create misunderstanding about everything and whatever we do, everyone will get it. This will be for everyone. Justifying the demand for conducting caste census, Kharge said it is to ensure that something is given to those communities that have been left out in the past.

Kharge enumerated the policies of Congress

Kharge said, ‘Wherever the poor need help, the backward need help, we will make a policy for them. Just as Jawaharlal Nehru made five-year plans, the same will have to be given to those people who have not got the benefits of development till now. We are not taking away anyone’s rights. he/she said, ‘Earlier we had promised to give Rs 72,000 per year and now we are saying that we will give Rs 1 lakh each to the poor. Congress has done this in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana.