Congress 'decimated', its young MPs fear for their future: PM Modi

GANDHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said young Congress MPs are increasingly anxious about their political futures as they are unable to raise constituency issues in Parliament. Modi made the remarks while addressing a gathering of Bihar-origin residents in Surat on his return journey from Dediapada.

"When first-time parliamentarians from Congress or the INDIAlliance meet me, they say, 'Sir, what do we do? Our careers are getting over'," Modi said.

According to him, these MPs admit they are unable to speak in Parliament or address constituency concerns due to frequent disruptions, and fear they may not be re-elected. "The entire young group of parliamentarians of Congress has become wary of their future," he added.


Modi said a party that ruled for "50-60 years" being "decimated within one or two decades" should prompt introspection within Congress. He accused the party of deflecting blame for electoral defeats. "Sometimes they blame EVMs, sometimes the Election Commission or SIR. These excuses may work for a short while, but their cadre won't accept them for long," he said.

Targeting a Congress leader "out on bail", Modi said the leader "spread the venom of casteism" during the Bihar campaign, but voters "rejected casteism". He also alleged the same leader stoked communal tensions over the Waqf Act. "Bihar's voters have even rejected this communal poison," he said.

Modi further claimed that the country had rejected what he termed the "Muslim Leaguee Maoist Congress (MMC)", and added that nationalist leaders within Congress who had worked with Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were disillusioned with the party's present leadership. "They say no one can save Congress," he remarked.