Vote bank politics kept Congress from acting against Pakistan: PM Modi
New Delhi: In the wake of Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's remarks that Pakistan should be treated with caution as it also has the atom bomb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that Congress did not act against the neighbouring country due to the fear of losing its vote bank (read Muslims) in India.
«Congress repeatedly tries to scare our country. They say tread cautiously, Pakistan has an atom bomb. These virtually dead people are killing the minds of the people too. Congress has this attitude- they talk about Pakistan's bomb when the situation there is such that it cannot handle the bomb. It is out to sell it and there are no buyers. People know the quality is worthless and doesn't sell. Due to this weak attitude of Congress the people of Kashmir faced terrorism for 60 years, and the country faced many terror attacks,» the prime minister said at a public meeting in Odisha.
Campaigning in Odisha, Modi held election rallies in Kandhamal, Bolangir and Bargarh. He also addressed a rally in Chatra, Jharkhand.
«The country cannot forget that instead of teaching a lesson to terrorists, Congress used to hold negotiations with them. They did not have the courage to act against the perpetrators. And why? Because Congress and INDI Alliance felt that if we take action our vote bank will get antagonized,» Modi said.
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