March 19, 2024
NEW DELHI – Moments after Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised his ‘Shakti’ remark, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday issued a clarification and said his statement was twisted and maintained that he spoke a “deep truth”.
“Modi ji does not like my words. He tries to twist my statements and change the meaning, because he knows that I have spoken a deep truth,” Gandhi said in a social media post on ‘X’.
His clarification came after Modi attacked the Opposition’s INDIA alliance for its attempt to destroy the “Shakti”.
“They declared that their fight is against Shakti… for me, every daughter, mother, and sister is a personification of Shakti…to those who are raising their voices against Shakti, I accept your challenge. I am willing to sacrifice my life for Shakti,” Modi said during a rally in Telangana.
What did Rahul Gandhi say at Mumbai rally?
Addressing a mega rally at Mumbai’s historic Shivaji Park, Rahul Gandhi said, “There is a word ‘Shakti’ (might) in Hinduism. We are fighting against a Shakti (might of the state). The question is, what is that Shakti and what does it entail for us? The soul and integrity of EVMs has been traded to the King (Modi). This is a fact. Not just EVMs but every autonomous institution of the country, be it the ED, CBI or Income Tax department, have traded their spines to the Centre.”
Defending his remarks, the Gandhi scion said, “The ‘Shakti’ I mentioned against whom we are fighting, its mask is none other than Modiji. It is a power that has captured India’s voice, institutions, CBI, I-T department, ED, Election Commission, media, industries and constitutional structure.”
“For this power, Narendra Modi waives off loans worth thousands of crore rupees while a farmer is forced to commit suicide on not being able to pay loans worth few thousand rupees,” he added.