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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public assembly in Jagtial, Telangana, Monday, March 18, 2024. (Photo:PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing assault on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his “Shakti” comment, saying the opposition INDIA bloc was attempting to destroy it.
At a public rally on this district headquarters city, Modi mentioned, Yesterday in Mumbai Shivaji Ground (park), INDI Alliance made an announcement that they wish to destroy Shakti’. If they wish to destroy Shakti’, then worshipping Shakti’ is our resolve.
In his nearly half-an-hour-long speech, Modi said when he heard the announcement to eliminate Shakti from Shivaji Park, he thought how it would have hurt Shiv Sena supremo late Bal Thackeray’s soul.
Watch: PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi for his Shakti comment
The Prime Minister famous that the announcement of eradicating Shakti was made at Shivaji Park the place each little one grows up with the Mantra of Jai Bhavani, Jai Shivaji’.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (seventeenth Century AD Maratha ruler) took the blessings of Goddess Tulja Bhavani and marched for the liberty of India. He was a Shakti worshipper. And on the similar Shivaji Park, it was introduced to remove Shakti, Modi mentioned.
He additionally took a swipe at former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Bal Thackeray’s son Uddhav Thackeray, Sena (UBT) head, who was current when Gandhi made the speech. And who have been there on the dais? What can be occurring to Bal Thackeray’s soul? the Prime Minister requested.
Noting that he was a worshipper of Shakti’, the female type of God simply because the crores of Hindus, he mentioned it was Shakti’ which gave him the power when he entered the general public life.
Underlining that each girl of the nation is a mirrored image of Shakti’, the female type of God, Modi mentioned his authorities at all times gave desire to ‘Nari Shakti’ or the ladies energy’.
When Chandrayaan-3 reached the place nobody had ever reached earlier than (lunar south pole), we gave that place the identify Shiv-Shakti Point’, the Prime Minister famous.
Modi quoted political consultants as saying that Nari Shakti’ is his silent voter. “But for me Nari Shakti is not voter, but Ma Shakti Swaroopa,” he mentioned.
To present his devotion for Mother Goddess, he quoted a shloka from Devi Sooktam: Ya Devi Sharva Bhooteshu Shakti Roopena Samsthita’.
According to Modi, he worships Ma Shakti Swaroopa’ (The picture of Energy) as she is one other identify for Mother India’.
Even the famous Kannada poet and Jnanpith awardee Kuvempu noticed Karnataka Mata’ as Shakti Swaroopa however the INDI Alliance individuals wish to destroy this Shakti. They hate the rising Shakti’ (power) of Mother India, he alleged.
Accusing the INDIA bloc of disliking the rise of Nari Shakti’ or ladies energy, the PM mentioned the assault on Shakti’ is an assault on the moms, sisters and daughters of the nation.
He additional mentioned an assault on Shakti’ means assault on ladies oriented programmes and Mother India.
Emergence of Shakti destroys terrorism and atrocities. Now the INDI alliance and Congress have challenged this Shakti. Every girl, daughter and sister will give a befitting reply to the Congress. They will perceive what it means to problem Shakti, he added.
The PM took a dig on the Congress authorities for allegedly “plundering” Karnataka and turning the state into their ATM.
Modi claimed that corruption has gone up a lot within the state that there isn’t any cash to run even the federal government.
The Prime Minister additionally took a swipe on the a number of “power centres” within the state.
There is competitors to develop into accomplice on this loot. There are CM-in-waiting’, future CM aspirant’, tremendous CM’ and shadow CM’. Amid many CMs, there’s a assortment minister in Delhi, he alleged.
He mentioned individuals of the state are paying the worth because of corruption and there’s public anger towards the state authorities in Karnataka.
Congress is defending the MP as an alternative of throwing him out. Karnataka won’t let such politics and conspiracies to succeed and it ought to wipe out such individuals on this election, Modi mentioned.
He appealed to the individuals to vote with the resolve to destroy such conspiracies.
Giving a name for Ee Baari, Naanooru Meeri’ (Cross 400 this time) in Kannada, he advised the gang that it was crucial that the BJP and its ally JD(S) received in all of the Lok Sabha seats.
The basic elections in Karnataka shall be held in two phases on April 26 and May 7 .
First Published: Mar 18 2024 | 6:23 PM IST
