DMK stood by Congress for years only to be backstabbed: PM Modi

BENGALURU: PM Narendra Modi called Congress "a parasite and backstabber" and attacked the enactment connected aggregate fronts astatine a rally successful Bengaluru Sunday, accusing it of betraying decades-old state DMK successful Tamil Nadu, miring Karnataka successful a tussle implicit the CM's chair, and failing to adjacent prime a look to caput the UDF govt successful Kerala contempt winning a majority."They onslaught the Constitution, democracy, law institutions and courts. In my nationalist life, I person ne'er seen a governmental enactment behave similar this," Modi said.Turning to Karnataka, Modi said the Congress govt had spent astir of its 3 years dealing with interior fights betwixt CM Siddaramaiah and lawman CM DK Shivakumar alternatively of solving people's problems. "They are inactive undecided connected however agelong the CM volition stay oregon whether different volition get a chance," helium said.On TN, Modi recounted what helium called Congress's "betrayal" of DMK. "DMK stood with Congress for decades and repeatedly rescued Congress during crises. The UPA govt survived due to the fact that of DMK's support. But the infinitesimal governmental equations shifted, power-hungry Congress stabbed DMK," helium said.Congress is present "searching for different enactment to thrust on", helium added, alluding to the party's backing of Vijay's TVK. He likened the Kerala situation, wherever Congress has yet to finalise a CM look among 3 contenders, to the "Karnataka exemplary of CM spot sharing."

"Whether it is simply a two-and-a-half-year sharing look oregon 1 CM for each year, determination is nary clarity," the PM said.Modi besides accused Congress of refusing to enactment the women's preservation measure successful Parliament. "Had the amendment been implemented immediately, Karnataka's practice successful Parliament would person accrued significantly, and galore much women from Karnataka would person go MLAs and MPs. The women of this state volition ne'er forgive Congress," helium said.