Its letter to Commission contained its strongest remarks in recent days.
“While we have objections to the entire tone and tenor of the Prime Minister’s speech, in this representation we wish to highlight the completely unprecedented and malicious allegations as well statements which are clearly aimed at creating enmity between groups, far worse than any ever made by a sitting Prime Minister in the history of India. This cannot go unchecked, unanswered and unpunished,” the
“We are thankful to ECI to give us time, we had raised 17 issues which attacks the basic principles of our constitution,” he added.
PM Modi had first raised the issue in Rajasthan over the weekend and then reiterated in western Uttar Pradesh, where elections are due later this week.
The Congress manifesto, he said, promises that if they come to power, “everyone’s property will be surveyed, it will calculate gold belonging to mothers and sisters and then redistribute it. They won’t even spare your mangalsutra”.He also said when the Congress was in power under Dr Manmohan Singh, it had said Muslims have the first right on the country’s wealth.
“This means that they will gather this property and distribute it among people who have more children, among infiltrators. Will your hard-earned money be given to infiltrators? Do you accept this? The Congress manifesto is saying this,” PM Modi had said.
