Opposition pushing India towards instability: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday raked up the Ayodhya Ram temple issue to reach out to the tribal community in Chhattisgarh, alleging that the Congress opposed the consecration ceremony for appeasement politics. He also slammed the Congress on the Naxal issue at a rally in Chandrapur, Maharashtra.

"Ram Navami is not very far. This time in Ayodhya our Ram Lalla will not give darshan in a tent but in a grand temple. But Congress and INDI alliance is very unhappy about this. They declined the invitation for pran pratishta. The Shahi pariwar of Congress threw out those leaders who declared this wrong. This shows Congress can cross any limit for appeasement politics," Modi said at a rally in Bastar.

The PM emphasised that welfare of tribals has always been a top priority for BJP. He said a tribal is the president of India today and a record number of Eklavya schools for tribals have come up during his tenure. "Our priority has always been garib kalyan.... Congress always ignored the welfare of the poor," he said.


Later at a BJP election rally in Chandrapur - the only seat Congress had won in Maharashtra in 2019 - Modi said the BJP led NDA alliance represented stability in the country whereas the Congress led 'INDI' alliance was trying to push the country towards instability. The Chandrapur rally was the first election rally by the PM in the state.