INDIA bloc has no durability constituents already struggling with each other: Rajnath
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the opposition INDIA bloc had no durability and attacked the mega alliance over issues including Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Shakti’ remark and the DMK’s “anti-woman mindset.”
Targeting DMK over its leader Udhayanidhi Stalin’s alleged anti-Sanatana Dharma remarks and INDIA bloc over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Shakti’ comments, the senior BJP leader alleged the opposition alliance was targeting the Hindu faith and women while trying to criticise BJP.
He also trained his guns at the Congress over the ceding of Katchatheevu islet to Sri Lanka, saying India was “paying a heavy price” for many past ‘blunders’ of the opposition party.
The senior leader attended roadshows in Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal and Tenkasi in support of NDA candidates for the April 19 Lok Sabha polls and addressed a public meeting in Tiruvarur where he launched a scathing attack on the opposition.
“The INDI alliance is not durable, won’t stand for long. Even before elections, there is a struggle among them (the constituents). For them, coming together has only one reason and that is not ideological. Their intention is to see how to grab power,” he said.
“Our politics is nation first. The basis of DMK and Congress’ politics is family first. We have a vision for the country’s development, we have a mission. We have a leader like Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I want to ask them what do you have? Neither energy nor synergy,” Singh said.
In a veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Shakti’ remarks at a Mumbai meeting recently, Singh said that in their attempt to target BJP and NDA, “INDI alliance doesn’t hesitate to target the Hindu faith.”
“Shakti is Hindu faith’s belief but they want to destroy that Shakti. Who is called Shakti in Hindu faith, everyone in Tamil Nadu knows. In the Kottai Mariamman temple, Om Shakti is written. Mother Mariamma is the Shakti here. In Tamil Nadu, Shakti means Kanchi Kamakshi, Madurai Meenakshi. In Hindu faith, Shakti means matru Shakti, nari Shakti,” he said alluding to woman power.