PM Narendra Modi alleges foreign hand to ‘weaken India’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that certain countries and institutions are seeking to weaken India to reap easy profits. He accused the Congress of benefiting from this corruption.

Speaking at a public meeting in Karnataka’s Vijayanagara, Modi said: “When the country is moving fast, some countries and some institutions don’t like it. There are many people who don’t like a strong India. They want the country and its government to be weak, so that they can make profits easily,” PTI reported.

PM Modi said that there is a drive for cleanliness in the corridors of power since 2014. He said that despite efforts to hinder the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India will progress into a developed nation.

“I want to tell the Congress and its allies in clear terms that however much effort you make to stall the BJP, India will be a developed nation,” he said.

Prime Minister Modi also lauded his government for “India’s transformation from toy importer to exporter”.

“BJP’s ‘vocal for local’ campaign is creating a global market for our products,” the prime minister said.

Earlier on Saturday, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi accused PM Modi of undermining democracy during a rally in Gujarat, citing instances of alleged suppression of opposition voices.

“PM Modi is weakening the democracy. He is attacking the opposition daily. He has frozen Congress’ bank accounts. Two Chief Ministers are in jail, my brother (Rahul Gandhi) was also almost kicked out of Parliament. 150 members were suspended in the Winter session recently, only Modiji is honest,” She said at a rally at Dharampur village in Valsad.