‘If Congress was not inspired by British, then why...': PM Modi's jibe in Rajya Sabha

‘If Congress was not inspired by British, then why…’: PM Modi’s jibe in Rajya Sabha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, alleging that the party was inspired by the British and “promoted colonial mindset” even after the country got its Independence.

In his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said, “The British were remembered in this House, Raja-Maharajas had a close connect with the British at that time. I would like to ask – who was inspired by the British? I won’t ask who gave birth to Congress…Even after Independence, who promoted a colonial mindset in the country?”

He questioned as to why colonial-era drafted laws under Indian Penal Code or the name of Rajpath were not changed by the Congress when it was in power.

“If you were not inspired by the British, why did you not change the IPC drafted by them? If you were not inspired by the British, why did you let the hundreds of laws that were framed by them continue? If you were not inspired by the British, why did the red beacon culture continue even after decades?”

He pointed out that India’s Budget used to be tabled at 5 pm because the British Parliament used to convene at that time in the morning. “Why was this tradition continued?” the PM asked.

“Who was inspired by the British? If you were not inspired by the British, then why did our soldiers still have the signs of slavery? We are removing all that one by one. If you were not inspired by the British, why did Rajpath have to wait for Modi to become Kartavya Path?” PM Modi questioned.

He said that Congress could not even build a war memorial to honour soldiers who gave their lives for the country.

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