The Opposition has devolved into an “obstructive force” that is bent on dividing the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, addressing the Unity Day gathering in Gujarat.
“The Opposition’s role is to oppose and challenge the government on policies, not create obstructions. He also took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his foreign trips. “Who is secretly meeting whom abroad? Which anti-India forces are supporting them? Who is speaking the language of India’s enemies? We must recognise all these patterns. “Since Independence, there has been talk of removing poverty in India. Votes were sought in the name of removing poverty, but we all know the condition of poverty in the country.
He said, citing a World Bank report, that 500 million Indians had overcome extreme poverty in the last 10-12 years.
It is our misfortune that the Opposition has turned into Avrodh Paksh (obstructive force),” he said. We must confront them unitedly,” he said, without naming him. “Social media is being used as a weapon, rumours are being spread, and India’s image is being tarnished,” he said. Those who raised the slogan of ‘Garibi Hatao’ themselves kept becoming richer,” he said.
