Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp attack on the Congress in Karnataka, accusing it of betraying people and failing to provide governance due to internal power struggles.
Addressing BJP workers in Bengaluru, he said the Congress had become a “parasite party” that survives by riding on others’ shoulders.
Modi criticised the Congress government in Karnataka for spending more time resolving leadership disputes between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar than addressing public issues. He alleged that Congress governments invariably face anti-incumbency within months because they lack a governance agenda.
“The Congress only knows how to betray people. They are false themselves, and their guarantees are also false. There is no chapter on governance in Congress’s book of power,” Modi said. He contrasted this with the BJP-led NDA, which he described as a model of stability and development.
Highlighting recent electoral gains, Modi pointed to the NDA retaining power in Assam and Puducherry, forming its first government in West Bengal, and sweeping Gujarat local body polls. He said these results reflected the aspirations of India’s youth, women, farmers, and middle class.
Modi also accused Congress of betraying allies, citing its fallout with the DMK in Tamil Nadu and similar disputes in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Karnataka. He said Congress had deceived even its own leaders by reneging on leadership promises.
The Prime Minister further accused Congress of deceiving women for decades on reservations, claiming the BJP ended that “game” by legislating 33 per cent reservation for women. He invoked historical themes, noting May 10 as the anniversary of the 1857 uprising, and urged unity amid global instability.
