Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a pointy assault on the brand new Opposition this night, declaring that alliances “built on negativity has never won”. Without naming the recent minted I.N.D.I.A, PM Modi, addressing allies on the mega meet of NDA, mentioned, “When an alliance is dynastic and corrupt, the country will lose”. Against I.N.D.I.A — which opposition mentioned will signify the voice of the nation – the Prime Minister spoke of Bharat, the poor and the backward lessons whom the NDA represents.

The letters of NDA, PM Modi mentioned, signify New India, Developed Nation and the Aspiration of People and Region. It is just not a coalition of compulsion however of contribution, he added.

“Today people are seeing who all are a part of NDA. They work for the shoshit and vanchit, adivasis and peechhdas (exploited and deprived, tribals and backward communities)… It is dedicated to the people of the country. Its motto is Nation First, Progress First, Empowerment of the People First… NDA is doing social justice as envisioned by Gandhi and Ambedkar,” he mentioned.

As examples he cited the federal government’s welfare programmes and different initiatives.

“When we assure the poor of free healthcare, we secure the future generations… The NDA schemes have broken the vicious cycle of poverty… I went to a tribal village in MP and met tribal women. They told me they have become lakhpatis with the help of Self-Help Groups,” he mentioned.

Then got here the all-out assault on the Opposition.

“In Kerala, Left and Congress are at loggerheads. But in Bengaluru, they are hugging each other… Their reality is for the people to see. They can come close but can’t walk together,” he mentioned.

The first NDA meet forward of the following 12 months’s common elections coincides with the mega opposition meet in Bengaluru. The sudden determination to carry the meet and its date have drawn Opposition barbs.
The BJP has additionally hit again, insisting that altering the identify of the opposition alliance won’t change its character.

Ally Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal founder and former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha mentioned in a tweet, “It will now be Bharat Mata versus INDIA”.

अब चलेगा – भारत माता बनाम INDIA. अपना देश -भारत माता, जिनकी संतानें अपने खून-पसीने की कमाई से भरते हैं भारत मां का आंचल। INDIA, जहां के गिटपिया लोग मां के आंचल को भी फाड़ कर गरीबों का खून चूस-चूस कर भरते हैं अपनी-अपनी तिजोरियां।

— Upendra Kushwaha (@UpendraKushRLJD) July 18, 2023

“Our civilisational conflict is pivoted around India and Bharat. The British named our country as India. We must strive to free ourselves from colonial legacies. “Our forefathers fought for Bharat, and we are going to proceed to work for Bharat,” tweeted BJP leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

It drew a barb from NCP spokesperson Clyde Crasto, who questioned when the BJP will change its Twitter handle’s name, which is BJP4India.

“Himanta Biswa Sarma says ‘British named our nation India; we should free ourselves from colonial legacy’. So, when is @BJP4India altering its Twitter deal with?” his tweet learn.