Voting in Punjab will take place on June 1st

Modi has indulged in the most vicious form of hate speeches: Manmohan

Modi has attributed some false statements to me: Manmohan

Former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh launched a scathing attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a letter being circulated as his appeal to the people of Punjab. Voting will take place across Punjab on June 1st in the 7th phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha Election. “I have been keenly following the political discourse during this election campaign. Modi ji has indulged in the most vicious form of hate speeches, which are purely divisive in nature. Modi ji is the first prime minister to lower the dignity of public discourse, and thereby the gravity of the office of the prime minister. No prime minister in the past has uttered such hateful, unparliamentary and coarse terms, meant to target either a specific section of the society or the opposition. He has also attributed some false statements to me. I have never in my life singled out one community from the other. That is the sole copyright of the BJP,” the letter mentioned. 

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One of the concerns highlighted in the letter was pertaining to the Agniveer Scheme of the Central Government which the Indian National Congress (INC) has promised to scrap if they were to return to power. In 2019, INC had managed to win 8 seats across Punjab which was six more than the BJP that had won 2 seats. “Those who trained for regular recruitment were woefully betrayed by the outgoing regime. The youth of Punjab, the son of the farmer, who dreams of serving the motherland through the Armed Forces, is now thinking twice about getting recruited only for a 4-year stint. Agniveer Scheme endangers National Security. The Congress party has therefore promised to abolish the Agniveer Scheme,” the letter added.