Campaigning in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday claimed that the Congress stood with foreign elements that “openly conspire” against India. He accused the opposition party of administering “sweet poison” through poll announcements such as free electricity. “Whenever the Congress promises to bring the sun and moon, you should understand that something is wrong. Whenever Congress makes big promises, assume that it is preparing to give sweet poison. This has happened in many states,” he said. On Thursday, Modi addressed rallies in Satna, Chhatarpur and Neemuch districts, where he accused the Congress of denying Ram’s existence, attacked its track record on development and stressed on the PM Awas Yojana’s importance for the poor. In Neemuch, the Prime Minister said the Congress wonders how the country's profile is changing on the international stage. “This is what is bothering the Congress. Therefore, the Congress wants to spread instability and anarchy in the country. For this, the Congress has made secret agreements. It now seems to be standing with foreigners who openly conspire against India. The people of Madhya Pradesh have to be very cautious of the party,” he said. “Mahatma Gandhi used to say that governance should be honest, and we should bring Ram Rajya to the country. But Congress, on one hand, built a fortress of corruption and, on the other, considered Lord Ram fictional,” he said. In Chhatarpur, the PM said that under the Congress government, the focus was always solely on New Delhi, with schemes, visits from prominent foreign leaders, and major events all centred in the capital. “Schemes used to be announced in Delhi. Major foreign leaders used to come to Delhi. Key programmes used to take place in Delhi.. Whenever Congress leaders took their foreign friends out of Delhi, they showed them India’s poverty. The poor have become a subject of tourism for the Congress leaders who were born with golden spoons,” the prime minister said. In Satna, PM Modi said his government has built four crore pucca houses for the poor, but he has “not made even one house for himself”. “We are building the Ram temple. With the same devotion, we built four crore houses,” he said.
