My mother’s ‘mangalsutra’ was sacrificed for this country: Priyanka Gandhi flays PM Modi’s remarks in Rajasthan

“When there was war, Indira Gandhi donated her gold to the country. My mother’s ‘mangalsutra’ was sacrificed for this country,” Gandhi said at a rally in Bengaluru.

मेरी मां का मंगलसूत्र इस देश पर कुर्बान हुआ है।

और PM मोदी कह रहे हैं- कांग्रेस पार्टी आपका मंगलसूत्र और सोना छीन लेगी।

देश में 55 साल तक कांग्रेस की सरकार रही है। किसी ने आपसे आपका सोना और मंगलसूत्र छीना?

इंदिरा गांधी जी ने जंग में अपना सोना देश को दिया था।

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— Congress (@INCIndia) April 23, 2024

At a rally in Rajasthan on Sunday, PM Modi claimed that Congress’s manifesto says it will take a stock of the wealth possessed by the people and redistribute them. “Ye Congress ka manifesto keh raha hai, ki woh mataon aur beheno ke sone ka hisaab karenge, uski jarthi karenge, jaanakari lenge aur phir woh sampati ko baant denge. Aur unko baatenge, jinko Manmohan Singh ji ki sarkar ne kaha tha ki sampati par pehla adhikar Musalmanon ka hai. Bhaiyon aur behno, yeh Urban Naxal ki soch, meri mataon, behno, aapka mangal sutra bhi bachne nahi denge (Congress’s manifesto says they will take stock of the gold mothers and daughters have, and will distribute that wealth. Manmohan Singh’s government had said Muslims have the first right to wealth. Brothers and sisters, this Urban Naxal thinking will not spare even the mangal sutras of my mothers and sisters),” he said.

In a sharp retort to Modi’s statements, Gandhi posed a question to the public: “For the last two days, it is been said the Congress party wants to snatch your mangalsutra and gold from you. The country is independent for over 70 years, Congress party had been in the government for 55 years… Did anyone snatch your gold? Did anyone take away your mangalsutra?”