Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp attack on the Congress party on X, targeting its governance in Telangana and other Congress-ruled states.
Modi’s remarks focused on Congress’s ‘fake promises’ and accused the party of deceiving voters with promises it cannot fulfil.
“Check any state where the Congress has governments like Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana. The developmental trajectory and fiscal health are turning from bad to worse. Their so-called guarantees lie unfulfilled, which is a terrible act of deceit on the people of these states. The victims of that are the poor, the young, the farmers and women, who are not only denied the benefits of these promises but also see existing schemes for them watered down,” he said.
In Telangana, Modi highlighted the Congress’s promise to waive farmers’ loans and said that they are yet to deliver on this promise.
“Farmers in Telangana are still waiting for loan waivers which the Congress promised during the election campaign,” he said and said that the delay reflects poorly on the party’s governance capabilities.
Modi alleged that such unkept promises are not only hurting farmers but are a “terrible act of deceit” on all citizens relying on the promised support from the Congress government.
Modi expanded his criticism by asserting that Congress’s governance style has affected the fiscal health and development trajectory of the states it controls.
He pointed out issues in other Congress-ruled states like Karnataka, where he said that internal party conflicts are taking precedence over development.
He also cited Himachal Pradesh’s struggles with delayed salaries for government employees as an example of Congress’s inability to manage finances effectively.
In Karnataka, Modi said the Congress is more focused on internal politics and “loot” than on fulfilling development promises even going so far as to rollback existing schemes.
The Prime Minister’s remarks are likely to add momentum to the narrative against Congress as Maharashtra heads into election. Modi’s comments on loan waivers could resonate with the state’s large farming community, many of whom have expressed frustration over delayed benefits.
Modi warned voters across the country to be vigilant against the “Congress-sponsored culture of fake promises,” referring to what he called a legacy of “non-governance, poor economics, and unparalleled loot.”
He said that Congress’s approach has left many segments of the population like the poor, the youth, the farmers and women without the benefits they were promised, leaving a trail of disillusionment.
He contrasted this with the stability, progress and action-driven governance offered by the BJP.
People will have to be vigilant against the Congress-sponsored culture of fake promises, he said.
“We saw recently how the people of Haryana rejected their lies and voted for a government that is stable, progress-oriented and action-driven,” the PM said.
There is a growing realisation across India that a vote for the Congress is
a vote for non-governance, poor economics and unparalleled loot, the Prime Minister said in a series of posts on X with the hashtag ‘fake promises of Congress.’
He said the “so-called guarantees” of the Congress lie unfulfilled, which is a “terrible deceit” upon the people of these states.
“In Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, earlier the Congress had promised some allowances which were never implemented. There are numerous such examples of how the Congress works. The people want development and progress not the same old fake promises of the Congress,” the PM said.
