Congress creating fear psychosis in minds of Muslims: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Keeping his ante against Congress a day after Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday once again targeted Congress for its defeat and accused the grand old party of deliberately creating a "fear psychosis" among Muslims.
Speaking at an event in which he laid foundation stone for several development projects worth over Rs 7,600 crore in Maharashtra via video conference, PM Modi said that Congress uses divisive tactics time and again to target Hindu community through caste-based politics but avoids any mention of caste divisions within the Muslim community.

"They keep bringing formulas to divide society. Congress never refrains from misleading the voters. The Congress's strategy is clear: keep scaring the Muslims, show them fear, and strengthen their vote bank. Not a single Congress leader has ever mentioned the different castes within our Muslim brothers. When it comes to Muslim castes, Congress leaders remain silent," he said.

Citing the recent election results in Jammu & Kashmir and highlighting BJP's re-election in Haryana for the historic third consecutive term, PM Modi called it the "the mood of the nation".
"Just yesterday, the election results for Haryana and J&K were announced. Haryana has shown the mood of the nation. Being elected for a third consecutive term after completing two terms is historic," he said, adding that the efforts by Congress and "urban Naxals" to mislead the public were thwarted.
PM Modi alleged that Congress's attempts to spread misinformation extended to other communities, including Dalits, farmers, and youth.
"They tried to spread lies among the Dalits, but the Dalit community saw through their intentions. They understood that Congress wants to snatch away their reservations and divide their vote bank," he said.
He also criticised Congress's approach towards farmers and youth in Haryana. "Congress tried to provoke the farmers, but the farmers know who gave them MSP for their crops. The farmers of Haryana are happy with BJP's farmer welfare schemes. Congress targeted the youth, but the young people, our sisters, and daughters in Haryana, trust only the BJP," he added.
"I have complete faith that the people of Maharashtra will work to break these divisive efforts being made today," he concluded.

In the recently concluded Haryana assembly election the Bharatiya Janata Party defeated Congress and secured 48 seats out of 90 seat. however Congress managed to get only The Congress has won 37 seats, Independents won 3 and the INLD won 2 seats. Among major losers are Haryana assembly speaker and BJP's Gian Chand Gupta, Haryana Lokhit Party Gopal Kanda and BJP leader O P Dhankar. From Julana seat, Congress's Vinesh Phogat registered a victory defeating her nearest BJP rival Yogesh Kumar by a margin of 6,015 votes.