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Modi attacks Congress for appointing "anti-Sikh riot accused" as MP CM

| @indiablooms | Jan 03, 2019, at 06:38 pm

Gurdaspur, Punjab, Jan 3 (IBNS) :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Congress for the involvement of its leaders in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and for appointing Kamal Nath as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.

Addressing a rally in Gurdaspur district, Modi asked the people of Punjab to be cautious against those whose history involves “the killings of thousands of Sikhs and those who continue to appoint riot-accused persons as chief ministers of states."

Kamalnath  was indicted by the Nanavati Commission for his role in the 1984 riots but charges against him were later dropped due to lack of evidence.

Stating that his Government worked to ensure proper trial that led to people like Sajjan Kumar despite attempts  to hush up the cases and protect the culprits, Modi said, "On one family's direction, the files of those involved in the riots were put under wraps, but the NDA dug out these and set up a SIT and results are before you."

Referring to Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu's Pakistan visit for the Kartarpur Corridor ceremony, Modi said, "Just for their politics, Congress leaders gave a chance to Pakistan. It is surprising that these Congress leaders did not even pay heed to their own Punjab CM."

“We sent two ministers across the border seeing the importance of the moment. But the country has seen that how Congress leaders gave an opportunity to Pakistan for its political motives. It is surprising that these Congress leaders did not even pay heed to their own Punjab CM,” he said.

The PM also lambasted the Congress over its farm loan waivers in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, saying the party, in reality, had deceived the people by making tall promises.

Modi said the Congress in Punjab, too, had made big promises to farmers, but deceived them after coming to power. “After the slogan of remove poverty, Congress is trying to fool the nation with loan waivers,” he said.

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