How much black money have they received from Adani, Ambani? PM Modi asks Congress to clarify election funding details

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Congress party and its leader Rahul Gandhi during an election rally in Telangana's Karimnagar. Taking aim at Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi highlighted a shift in rhetoric, alleging a change from targeting "five industrialists" to primarily focusing on "Ambani and Adani."

Training his guns at Rahul, PM Modi said for years, 'Shehzada' (scion) of the Congress used to speak of 'five industrialists' but now, he only brings up "Ambani and Adani".

"However, since the election dates were declared, they (Rahul and other Congress leaders) have even stopped abusing Ambani, Adani. Why? I wish to ask the Shehzadey of the Congress: how much black money have they received from Adani, Ambani? How much (funding) did the Congress receive from them for the (ongoing) elections? I smell something wrong here. The Congress should come out and clarify to the people," PM Modi said.



Congress reacts on Modi's remark
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra lashed out at PM Modi for his Adani-Ambani remark targeting the party. While addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli she said, "Today he (PM Narendra Modi) said- "Rahul ji is not taking Adani-Ambani names." But Rahul ji talks about Adani-Ambani every day, he puts the truth about them before the public. Every day we tell you that they (BJP) have a nexus with big industrialists. They waived off Rs 16 lakh crores of his friends. In UP, farmers are committing suicide but their loans were not waived off."

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Meanwhile, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge took to X (formerly Twitter) to slam PM Modi. In a post on X, he wrote, "Times are changing. Friends are no longer friends…! After completion of three phases of elections, today the Prime Minister has started attacking his own friends."

"It is becoming clear that Modiji's chair is shaking. This is the real trend of the result," Kharge added.


A dig on Telangana's 'R'
In a veiled reference to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi criticized the alleged exploitation of Telangana's resources. He warned against a "double RR game," accusing one 'R' of plundering Telangana and passing on the spoils to another 'R' in Delhi.

"Telangana mein ek R loot ta hai aur Delhi mein dusre R ko deta hai. (One R loots the public in Telangana and gives the collections to another R in Delhi). This double 'RR' game could potentially destroy Telangana," PM Modi added.

PM Modi also lambasted the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), the former ruling party in Telangana, accusing them and Congress of prioritizing 'family first' over national interests.

"These (dynastic) parties run on the principle of 'by the family, for the family, of the family'. The only 'glue' that binds Congress and BRS together is corruption. Appeasement politics is in their DNA. It is their only agenda. The Congress and the BRS follow the 'zero governance model'. There is a desperate need to save Telangana from the corrupt clutches of such parties," he asserted.

Furthermore, PM Modi reiterated his stance on reservation policies, alleging a conspiracy by the Congress against SCs, STs, and OBCs.

"The Constitution, as was envisioned and drafted by Babasaheb Ambedkar, is against the idea of reservation on the basis of religion. They want to steal from your quota, as guaranteed by the Constitution, and give it to their vote bank," PM Modi asserted.

PM Modi also referenced expelled leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam's accusation against Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, claiming they aim to obstruct the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

"This disclosure was made by none other than a former confidante of the Congress' royal family. He said the Congress conspired to stop the temple construction and overturn the Supreme Court decision (settling the age-old title dispute in favour of the Hindus)," PM Modi concluded.

(With inputs from PTI)