Narendra Modi: Congress's agenda is only to oppose and criticise me

Congress leader Raj Babbar during an election campaign ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections, in Mysore. Pic/PTI

Accusing the Congress of having the agenda of only opposing him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held the Opposition party responsible for disruption of part of the budget session of Parliament in March.

"As the Congress agenda is only to oppose and criticise me, it does not allow even the Parliament to function," Modi said at a BJP rally. "The Congress had an eco-system of looting, which our government has come down heavily on. No wonder the party is angry with me and its leaders are abusing me," he added. Campaigning for the party's candidates contesting from the state's northern part, about 470 km north of Bengaluru, the PM said the Congress owes an explanation to the country about why it disrupted the Parliament. The second part of the budget session from March 5 to April 6 was washed out due to disruptions owing to protests by the Congress-led Opposition.

The Congress was functioning with an "anti-Dalit" mindset due to which it stalled the Parliament and obstructed according of a constitutional status on the OBC Commission, Modi claimed.

Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever