'Ink of dictatorship ...’: Opposition slams 11 years of Modi government

NEW DELHI: While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) connected Monday lauded 11 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, describing it arsenic a play marked by a "remarkable transformation" successful Indian politics, the absorption parties sharply criticised the Centre shortcomings crossed aggregate cardinal areas, accusing it of failing to present connected respective important fronts.Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi latched connected the Mumbai railway mishap to onslaught the authorities and accused it of "selling dreams of 2047.""11 years of Modi authorities = nary accountability, nary change, lone propaganda. The authorities has stopped talking astir 2025 and is present selling dreams of 2047. Who volition spot what the state is facing today?" Rahul wrote connected X.He added successful different post: "The 11 years of the Modi authorities person been afloat of humiliation, violence, and favoritism against Dalits, Adivasis, backward classes, and minorities.

The conspiracy to institutionally marque them second-class citizens and support them distant from the mainstream is continuing."

'Wasted 11 years rubbing the ink of dictatorship'

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that the "Modi authorities has wasted the past 11 years rubbing the ink of dictatorship connected each leafage of the Constitution.""In the past 11 years, the Modi authorities has caused terrible harm to Indian democracy, the economy, and the societal fabric," Kharge said.

"BJP-RSS weakened each law instauration and attacked their autonomy—whether by stealing nationalist sentiment and toppling governments done the backmost doorway oregon by forcibly imposing one-party rule. During this period, the rights of the states were ignored and the national operation was weakened. There person been continuous efforts to dispersed hatred, threats, and fearfulness successful society. Exploitation of Dalits, tribals, backward classes, minorities, and weaker sections has increased.

The conspiracy to deprive them of preservation and adjacent rights continues. The unending unit successful Manipur is the biggest impervious of the BJP’s administrative failure," helium added."BJP-RSS made the country’s GDP maturation complaint accustomed to 5–6%, compared to 8% connected mean during the UPA era. Instead of the committedness of 2 crore jobs each year, crores of jobs person been lost. Due to inflation, nationalist savings are astatine their lowest successful 50 years, and economical inequality is astatine a 100-year high.

Demonetisation, flawed GST implementation, unplanned lockdown, and the stroke to the unorganised assemblage person ruined the aboriginal of crores of people.

Make successful India, Startup India, Stand Up India, Digital India, Namami Gange, and 100 Smart Cities—all person failed. Railways person been ruined. The Modi authorities is lone cutting ribbons of infrastructure built by the Congress-UPA," helium said.

'11 Saal, Jhoothe Vikas ke Vaade'

Congress besides presented a study paper of PM Modi's tenure by releasing 2 sets of documents to "expose the BJP’s breached promises."At a property conference, AICC probe section caput Rajeev Gowda, who prepared the booklet, alleged, "This authorities is precise bully astatine fake quality and propaganda. It is our occupation arsenic the Opposition to fto radical cognize the grim reality."The booklet 'Ek Aur Baar Jumla Sarkar', helium said, focuses connected promises made by the BJP successful its 2024 manifesto. The second, '11 Saal Jhoothe Vikas Ke Vaade'*, is simply a "detailed exposé" of the BJP's hollow claims."In the 11-Saal document, 1 of the archetypal themes they (BJP) item is attraction for the mediocre and marginalised. They boast that 81 crore radical are getting escaped nutrient grains nether PMGKAY. But the basal occupation of hunger is simply a overmuch larger situation successful India, which ranks 105th retired of 127 countries connected the World Hunger Index."Its implications: malnutrition is affecting our children terribly. Stunting is astatine 35.5%, wasting astatine 19.3%, and underweight children astatine 32.1%," Gowda said.Congress besides accused PM Modi of failing to support the country, claiming that "52 violent attacks" had occurred successful the past year."In 1 twelvemonth of the Modi government: 52 violent attacks; 36 soldiers martyred; 53 soldiers injured; 56 civilians killed; 82 civilians injured," the enactment stated."Narendra Modi has failed successful protecting the country," it added.

'People of the BJP are moving against each other'

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party main Akhilesh Yadav besides raised questions astir the Centre’s show successful education, employment, and economical activity.He alleged a deficiency of coordination betwixt the BJP-led cardinal and Uttar Pradesh governments, citing their ongoing schemes.Speaking to reporters, Yadav said, "There’s a operation successful Hindi—‘Ek pe ek gyarah’ and the different ‘Nau Do Gyarah’. This mightiness beryllium their 11 years. If we adhd 11 years of the Central authorities and 9 years of the Uttar Pradesh government, that totals 20 years. The authorities indispensable springiness an relationship of these 20 years. What person they done for the people? How acold person we progressed successful education? How palmy person we been successful providing employment oregon attracting investment?""The radical of Uttar Pradesh volition analyse this much closely, since the Prime Minister himself is an MP from the state.

There is nary coordination betwixt Delhi and Lucknow—it’s evident successful the schemes. If adjacent the adopted villages haven’t changed, it raises superior questions. The BJP leaders are moving against each other. There are galore unanswered questions connected some achievements and failures. The radical volition evaluate.

There is large-scale unemployment and ostentation successful Uttar Pradesh."

'This is Amrit Kaal'

In contrast, addressing a property league successful the nationalist capital, BJP president JP Nadda said the past 11 years had seen a decisive displacement from authorities based connected "appeasement" to 1 driven by "performance, accountability, and liable governance."“It should beryllium written successful aureate letters that nether the enactment of PM Shri Narendra Modi, a singular translation has taken spot implicit the past 11 years. PM Modi has reshaped Indian governmental culture. In the past, authorities was driven by appeasement strategies aimed astatine preserving power. Now, nether PM Modi, the absorption is connected performance, accountability, and liable governance. This has go the caller normal,” Nadda said.Calling the NDA a “people-led government,” Nadda claimed that the Modi medication had created a forward-looking, transparent, and futuristic exemplary of governance."Modi authorities is simply a people-led government. Over the past years, we person brought transparency and built a future-ready administration. That is wherefore we speech astir Viksit Bharat. This is Amrit Kaal. The past 11 years person laid a beardown instauration for a genuinely developed and self-reliant India."