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Modi ‘peddler of untruths’, has a ‘sick mentality, twisted mindset’: Congress

On Sunday, the Congress rebuttled Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s remark on the party being “a party for Muslim men”, saying that he was ‘a peddler of untruths’ and he had a ‘sick mentality’.

The PM had given this remark in a UP rally in Azamgarh while raising the media report that claimed Congress president Rahul Gandhi had said his was “a party of Muslims”. Congress has denied the president’s statement.

“The prime minister has continuously hurt the dignity of his office. We strictly oppose what he said yesterday(Saturday). It shows his sick mentality and twisted mindset,”Anand Sharma, senior Congress spokesperson said.

“There is an attempt by him to divide society… His main opposition, the INC, led the national movement, spearheaded the fight for independence… to call it a Muslim party does not behove a PM. His sick mindset is an issue of national concern. The prime minister gives out statements which are wrong as per history and facts,” Mr Sharma stated. He called the PM a ‘peddler of untruths’.

“Instead of giving an account of the last four years, the prime minister is resorting to untruths, half-truth and lies,” he further added.

The Congress leader said that the PM needed to be reminded of  Congress presidents such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Lala Lajpat Rai, and Maulana Azad who were iconic leaders.

“The Congress is a party for all Indians and respects the diversity the country has to offer,” he said.

Earlier, PM Modi had given allegations that the opposition was against the  the government’s efforts to secure the life of women, especially Muslim women, an instance like the outlawing of “triple talaq” instant divorce law.

In response, Mr. Sharma said that the Congress was ‘againsttriple talaq but they were not in favour of the government bypassing the parliament to introduce a law’.

He further alleged that the government provided false data about reducing poverty.

“The prime minister’s claim that five crore people have been lifted out of poverty in two years is laughable,” he said.

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