Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday claimed that the INDIA bloc has come up with a “formula” whereby the parties in the opposition alliance will get the PM’s post for one year each if they come to power. “With such a system, the good of the country cannot be expected,” he said at an election rally here, as he urged the people not to waste their vote.
Questioning the INDIA bloc on which person or leader among them could the people hand over the country’s responsibilities to, he asked, “Is there any name? Will you accept without any name, keeping you in the darkness? Will the country accept it?”
He claimed, “So they (INDIA bloc) have come up with a formula, to make everyone happy. If they get the opportunity for five years (to govern), they have told their alliance partners that each one will get one year of prime ministership. This means one year, one PM, next year second, then third, fourth and fifth....”
Wondering what would happen to the country and the people if this becomes the “situation”, the prime minister said: “Do you see the good of the country (happening) with such things? Do you see good in it for you and your children? Will you waste your vote for such a thing? Your vote is precious, please don’t waste it even by mistake.” Former chief minister and party candidate from Haveri Basavaraj Bommai and Davangere BJP candidate Gayatri Siddeshwara were among others party leaders present at the rally.
Pointing out that a game of political one-upmanship is on in the Karnataka Congress “between leader one and leader two” (referring to CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar), Modi said they lack vision for the progress of the state.
“Due to its factionalism, nepotism, bad policies, Congress is playing with the future of youth, farmers and common citizens. Look at Karnataka Congress’s situation — 2.5 years he will be there (in CM post), next 2.5 years you come (indicating to the alleged plans for rotation of CM post between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar),” he said.
Karnataka has become the victim of the Congress’s governance model under which they made a great sin of indulging in corruption and scams of crores of rupees, he added.
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