Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described the Congress’ allegation that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) intended to abolish the Indian Constitution a “broken record” that the party has been playing during elections over the past three decades.
Speaking at an election rally in Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district, he also attempted to flip the argument by accusing the Congress of indulging in a “ploy” to break the country. Citing a remark by a Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Goa that the Constitution was imposed on the coastal State, he further alleged that the Congress planned to reject “Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Constitution”.
“And friends, you must have seen that, at least for the last 30 years, whenever elections come, they keep playing the same broken record in our ears — see these BJP people will come, they will abolish the Constitution, Bharatiya Janata Party people will come and abolish reservation. For how long will you keep telling lies? Take my words in writing, let alone Modi, let alone BJP, even if Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar himself says, it is not going to happen. No one can change the Constitution,” Mr. Modi said towards the end of his speech.
