Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress and the Gandhi family during his nearly 100-minute speech in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, calling them ‘habitual thieves’. PM Modi alleged that he had also ‘stolen’ Mahatma Gandhi’s surname.
Responding to the debate on the motion of thanks on the President’s address, Prime Minister Modi said amid sloganeering and walkout by opposition members, ‘Those whose business is theft have even stolen the surname of a Gujarati. He also stole Mahatma Gandhi’s surname.
Taunt on Rahul Gandhi regarding startups
Taking a jibe at Congress and Rahul Gandhi, the PM said that the party cannot even set up its own startup. PM said, ‘Congress never promoted startup culture. They are not able to make even their own home-based startup successful.
Not only this, he also targeted Rahul Gandhi for his comment made in the Lok Sabha a day earlier, in which he called Rahul Gandhi the ‘Crown Prince’ of Congress. He said, ‘What happened yesterday, the Congress prince, who has a vicious mind, called an MP of the House a traitor. His ego is at its peak.
PM Modi on Rahul Gandhi’s traitorous remarks
PM Modi strongly criticized Rahul Gandhi’s comment on Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu. He alleged that this comment was made selectively targeting a Sikh MP. The Prime Minister said, ‘He did not call anyone else who left the Congress a traitor, but called Bittu a traitor, just because he is a Sikh. This is an insult to the Sikhs, an insult to the Gurus. This shows the hatred towards Sikhs in Congress.
He further said, ‘He is a member of a family who sacrificed his life for the country. Just because he changed his political ideology, did he become a traitor? This is no small matter. How can the country tolerate its citizen being called a traitor? Describing this incident as ‘extremely unfortunate’, the Prime Minister said, ‘Such people will sink the Congress.’
What did PM Modi say about infiltration?
Regarding infiltration, PM Modi said that even the richest countries of the world are expelling illegal immigrants from their areas. However, in our country, some groups are making deliberate and organized efforts to protect the infiltrators. How can the youth of our country accept leaders who are advocating loudly for illegal immigrants? These infiltrators are taking away the rights of our youth—taking away their jobs and livelihood. They are grabbing the land of tribal communities and posing a threat to the safety and future of our sons and daughters.
Love shopkeepers are digging my grave: Modi
PM Modi said, ‘Those who claim to run the shop of love are raising slogans, Modi, your grave will be dug. What kind of love is this that is dreaming of digging the grave of a citizen of the country? From which part of the Constitution have they learned that they talk about digging the grave of a citizen of this country? Is this not an insult to humanity? Is this not an insult to the dignity and decorum of public life? Still, he has no regrets about it.

