Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “black magic” remark against Congress, Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi lashed out at Modi, saying he must “stop lowering the dignity” of the PM’s post by talking about such superstitious things.
The Congress leader questioned PM Modi on inflation and unemployment issues in the country.
“Stop lowering the dignity of the prime minister’s post and misleading the country by talking about superstitious things like ‘black magic’ to hide your black deeds, prime minister-ji,” Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.
“You will have to give answers on people’s issues,” the Congress leader added.
Gandhi attacked Modi a day after the prime minister took a dig at the grand old party over its recent black clothes protest against price rise, saying resorting to ‘black magic’ cannot end the opposition party’s “bad days”.
“On August 5, we saw how some people tried to spread ‘black magic’. These people think that by wearing black clothes they can end their despondency. But they do not know that by engaging in witchcraft, black magic and superstition, they cannot earn the trust of people again,” PM Modi said while dedicating a Rs 900 crore second generation ethanol plant at Panipat in Haryana to the nation.
Congress general secretary and Rahul’s sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also took aim at PM Modi, saying people do not have problems with black clothes but on your leadership.
“Narendra Modi ji, don’t talk here and there, tell us why you looted by increasing inflation. The public has no problem with black clothes, they have questions on your leadership,” she said in a tweet in Hindi.
The Congress also slammed PM Modi over his “kala jadu” remark, and accused him of only indulging in jumlebaazi.
“They could not do anything to bring black money, now they are making a pointless issue about black clothes. The country wants the prime minister to talk about their problems, but ‘jumlajeevi’ keeps saying anything,” Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet in Hindi.
