NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday taunted Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on eradicating poverty “with a single stroke,” calling him a “Shahi jaadugar” (royal magician) for his assertion.
During a rally in Pipariya city, Madhya Pradesh, PM Modi questioned the place this “royal magician” had been all these years and reminded the people who Gandhi’s grandmother, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, had given the slogan “Garibi Hatao” 50 years in the past.

He acknowledged that the nation doesn’t take Rahul Gandhi severely and that the Congress’s statements have develop into a laughing inventory and a joke on the poor.

“The prince of Congress has just announced something that will make you laugh. He announced that he would eliminate poverty from the country in one stroke. After all, where was this royal magician hiding for so many years? It has been 50 years since his grandmother announced to remove poverty from the country,” PM Modi mentioned whereas addressing the rally.

“Before 2014, they ran the government through remote for 10 years and are saying that they have got ‘jhatke vala’ mantra, where did they get this ‘jhatke vala’ mantra from? Tell me, is this not a mockery of the poor?,” he added.
The Prime Minister additionally criticized the opposition INDIA bloc, mentioning that one in every of its constituents favors nuclear disarmament, which he believes would go away the nation weak. He emphasised the significance of possessing nuclear weapons for India’s safety and questioned the power of a celebration that can’t strengthen itself to strengthen the nation.

“In the manifestoes of INDI alliance partners, a number of dangerous promises were made. One of its partner’s manifesto has promised nuclear disarmament of the country,” he mentioned.
“We should have nuclear weapons to protect our country; those saying otherwise can’t protect India,” he mentioned.

The Prime Minister additional accused the Congress of spreading rumors concerning the Constitution and democracy being in peril as quickly as a poor household’s son grew to become Prime Minister.
He asserted that he reached his place as a result of Constitution written by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, whose beginning anniversary was being celebrated on the day of the rally. PM Modi claimed that whereas the Congress all the time insulted Dr. Ambedkar, the BJP authorities has honored him and acknowledged the contributions of tribal communities.