PM Modi Suggests Congress Dislikes Hindus, Jairam Ramesh Accuses Him of Being 'Poison' As Tensions Flare Before Poll Campaign

PM Modi accused Congress of Hindu bias, demanding an apology over the VVPAT verdict. Congress's Jairam Ramesh hit back, calling Modi "poison" and denying any "Modi wave" in the heated final days before Lok Sabha elections.

In a fiery rally in Araria, Bihar on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged Congress of showing particular antagonism against Hindus in India. Yesterday his comments appeared in the media on the Supreme Court's recent decision on voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines. Modi wanted there to be an apology from the opposition party.

“The way Congress was voting against the Hindus of India for the sake of their vote bank, they have been now exposed”, asserted the PM of India during the rally. He further claimed that the opposition party has committed a sin by sowing doubts about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Moreover, he opined that undermining India’s democracy is another act of the opposition.

As the Prime Minister’s rhetoric intensified, the Lok Sabha elections also received sharp attacks from both sides in their last few days. Replying in the same way, Congress Leader Jairam Ramesh argued that there is not "Modi wave" but only "Modi poison" in these elections.

"There is no Modi wave in this election, there is only Modi poison," Ramesh mentioned by insinuating that Modi lied in proposing an Inheritance Tax."

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Ramesh, on his part, also slammed Modi for spewing the most shameful, false propaganda with zero consequences from the Election Commission. He was referring, specifically, to Modi’s contested remarks last Sunday that the Congress party was trying to snatch away a people’s earnings to share it with the 'infiltrators'.

The increasingly bitter war of words shows how party leaders have made accusations of bias and religious tensions, the center piece of their campaigns, the key selling points to woo voters ahead of the polls slated for next week.