Modi slams Cong over alleged proposal to allocate 15pc of budget to minorities

At a rally in Nashik Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress for proposing to provide 1537 of the national government budget to religious minorities He committed to reject any attempt to divide the budget or impose religious preferences in employment and educationModi accused the Congress of using minority communities as a votebank during its previous term from 2004 to 2014 He emphasised that the BJP was vehemently opposed to the proposal to allocate budgets based on religion obstructing its implementation reported PTIThe Prime Minister highlighted that Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar the Constitutions architect was opposed to the religionbased reservation He cautioned against the risky practice of dividing the budget along religious linesWe give the benefit of welfare schemes to everyone But the Congress wants division and distribution of budgets based on religion They divided the country on the basis of religion and are doing it even today stated PM Modi and added When I was the chief minister of Gujarat the Congress then heading UPA government had brought up this proposal to earmark 15 pc of budget for minorities The BJP strongly opposed this move and hence it could not be implemented But the Congress wants to bring this dangerous proposal again if voted to powerModi also chastised the Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray for allying with the Congress calling it a duplicate party He accused the Congress of discarding Hindu cultural practices while praising his governments efforts to provide social programmes to all sections of society regardless of faith reported PTIMerger of small parties with the Congress is sure to happen When duplicate Shiv Sena referring to Sena UBT headed by Uddhav merges I will remember Balasaheb Thackerays words that if the Shiv Sena becomes like the Congress he will shut down his party Now the duplicate Shiv Sena will cease to exist The duplicate Shiv Sena has crushed all dreams of Balasaheb Thackeray he saidThe dream has been accomplished but the duplicate Shiv Sena is upset The Congress rejected the invite for pran pratistha idol consecration ceremony at Ram temple and the duplicate Shiv Sena also took the same path the PM opinedCongress leaders are criticising the rituals done in the Ram temple at Ayodhya but the duplicate Shiv Sena is keeping quiet The Congress abuses Hindutva icon Veer Savarkar but the duplicate Shiv Sena is supporting the Congress The duplicate Shiv Sena has abjectly surrendered to the Congress The people of Maharashtra have decided to punish the duplicate Shiv Sena Modi remarkedThe Prime Minister highlighted farmer welfare actions such as abolishing the onion export prohibition and expanding onion buffer stocks He pledged continuous support for farmers and urged people to elect strong leaders for a thriving IndiaModi is the chowkidar watchman of rights of deprived sections of society and will never let the Congress take away their rights Modi will not let budget distribution or quota on the basis of religion the BJP stalwart declaredYour service is my lifes biggest goal In the last ten years you have seen my work and now I have come to seek your blessings for a third term for a Viksit Bharat developed India If voting trends of the four phases held so far are any indication the NDA will get a huge mandate he assertedPM Modi was campaigning for Bharati Pawar BJP and Hemant Godse Shiv Sena who are running in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 from Nashik and Dindori respectively