Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Thursday accused Rahul Gandhi of tarnishing the PM’s post by claiming that Narendra Modi has agreed to a caste census “out of pressure”.
He accused Gandhi of misleading the public on the issue of caste census and demanded that Gandhi apologise to PM Modi.
On Thursday, Gandhi on Thursday claimed in Patna that PM Modi agreed to hold a caste census “out of pressure” from a majority of the population.
Hitting out at the Opposition leader, Pradhan said Modi has been serving the nation carrying the trust of 140 crore citizen. By using abusive language, Gandhi has tarnished the dignity of this constitutional post, he alleged.
“For the Congress, only the dignity of the royal family matters. Apart from that, it has no respect for any other post… Go abroad and make abusive comments against the country and when elections are near, make objectionable comments about PM Modi ji who has been democratically elected by the people. This has become the Congress’ style.
“ should immediately apologise to the people of the country for this language against PM Modi ji… the public was also misled about the caste census,” Pradhan wrote on X.
He also claimed the Congress never had any intention to hold a caste census. “While in power, these people usurped rights of the poor, the oppressed and the deprived. Today, when PM Modi’s government is giving the deprived their respect back, Congress is feeling pained,” he said. With PTI
