Congress exposed: PM’s dig as Mallikarjun Kharge schools party on poll promises

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on Congress after its chief Mallikarjun Kharge advised his party’s state units should make only those promises that are “fiscally doable”.
“The Congress Party is realising the hard way that making unreal promises is easy but implementing them properly is tough or impossible. Campaign after campaign they promise things to the people, which they also know they will never be able to deliver. Now, they stand badly exposed in front of the people!” the Prime Minister posted on X.
PM Modi’s dig came a day after Mallikarjun Kharge publicly rapped the Karnataka government after Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar suggested that a key guarantee of the government would be reviewed.
“You promised five guarantees in Karnataka. Inspired by you, we made a promise of five guarantees in Maharashtra. Today, you mentioned that you would cancel one of those guarantees. It seems like you don’t all read the newspapers, but I do, so I’m telling you this,” Kharge said at a press conference which was also attended by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and deputy DK Shivakumar.
Hitting out at Congress, PM Modi raised the issue of governance in states where it holds power and pointed out a decline in both developmental progress and fiscal health.
“Check any state where the Congress has Governments today – Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana – the developmental trajectory and fiscal health is turning from bad to worse,” the Prime Minister said.
“Their so-called Guarantees lie unfulfilled, which is a terrible deceit upon the people of these states. The victims of such politics are the poor, youngsters, farmers and women, who are not only denied the benefits of these promises but also see their existing schemes diluted,” he added.
The Prime Minister urged the public to remain vigilant against what he termed the Congress-sponsored culture of “fake promises”.
“The people of the country will have to be vigilant against the Congress sponsored culture of fake promises! We saw recently how the people of Haryana rejected their lies and preferred a Government that is stable, progress oriented and action-driven,” the Prime Minister further said.
Hitting back at PM Modi, Mallikarjun Kharge said that lies, deceit, fakery, loot and publicity are the five adjectives which best describe the current government.
“Your drumbeating regarding a 100-day plan was a cheap PR stunt! On May 16, 2024 you had also claimed that you took inputs from more than 20 lakh people for the road map for 2047. RTI filed in PMO declined to put forth details, exposing your LIES! The ‘B’ in BJP stands for Betrayal, while the ‘J’ stands for JUMLA,” Kharge said in a post on X.
“MODI KI GUARANTEE is a cruel joke on 140 Crore Indians!” he added.