PM Modi slams Congress, RJD for ‘insulting Chhath Puja’, says Bihar will not forget

"We are trying to get UNESCO heritage tag for Chhath festival," Modi said. He accused further Congress and RJD are insulting Chhathi Maiyya.

PM in Muzaffarpur in his first rally after Chhath

PM Modi in Muzaffarpur in his first rally after Chhath. (X)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on the Chhath festival, after Gandhi accused the NDA of using the festival and Yamuna clean-up promises to garner votes. Gandhi had said that Modi took a dip in a “swimming pool” and called it the Yamuna.

“We are trying to get UNESCO heritage tag for Chhath festival,” Modi said. He accused further Congress and RJD are insulting Chhathi Maiyya.

Modi is addressing a public rally in Muzaffarpur in Bihar ahead of assembly election.

“But when your son (Modi) is wanting to make Chhath popular across the world, the Congress and RJD are insulting Chhathi Maiyya. Tell me – can anyone insult Chhathi Maiyya only for votes? Will Bihar and India tolerate it? Will mothers who fast on Chhath tolerate it? How shameless are the RJD and Congress. For them this puja is a drama and nautanki? Will you punish such people or not?” Modi said.

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