Congress most corrupt, run by 'tukde tukde' gang, urban Naxals: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at the Congress saying the most corrupt party was being run by the tukde tukde gang and urban Naxals reported news agency PTIThe Congress which you see today is not the party with which a great man like Mahatma Gandhi was associated PM Modi said addressing a public meeting at Wardha in Maharashtra on completion of one year of the PM Vishwakarma scheme reported PTIThe ghost of hatred has entered the Congress PM Modi said In todays Congress the soul of patriotism has breathed its last he added reported PTIDuring Maharashtra visit PM Modi also spoke of the antiIndia agendas of the Congress leaders in their speeches abroad without naming that partys leader Rahul Gandhi who is facing flak from the ruling dispensation for his remark in the US on scrapping the reservation systemIf there is a corrupt party it is the Congress and the most corrupt family is its shahi parivar PM Modi said without naming the Gandhi family reported PTICongress hates Ganpati puja as well PM Modi said I went to a Ganesh puja programme and Congress criticised it for appeasement politics Ganpati Bappa was put behind bars in Karnataka Ganpati idol was put in a police van he said reported PTICongress allies in Maharashtra kept mum and did not take a stand on Ganpati Bappas insult PM Modi said during Maharashtra visitIn an apparent reference to the ensuing state assembly elections in Maharashtra later this year PM Modi said In Maharashtra we have to be aware of their duplicityFalsehood and betrayal are the hallmark of the Congress and people of Maharashtra should beware of the party he said reported PTIThe Congress used farmers only for politics and corruption PM Modi saidWe should not give another chance to Congress which destroyed farmers Falsehood and betrayal is the hallmark of Congress PM Modi said The Congress did not fulfil its election promises in Telangana he added reported PTIPM Modi said the SC ST and OBC categories are the biggest beneficiaries of the PM Vishwakarma scheme and accused the previous Congress governments of neglecting the Vishwakarma communityCongress did not allow SCs STs and OBCs to prosper We have put an end to the mindset of the Congress which didnt allow these communities to prosper Our vision is to ensure that the beneficiaries dont remain just artisans but also become entrepreneurs he said reported PTIHe said his government wants to take the textile industry to the global market and restore the glory of the textile sectorPM Modi said the British rulers had conspired to finish off Indias traditional skillsMahatma Gandhi gave a boost to rural traditional skills but governments after Independence did not give justice to the Vishwakarma community leading to deterioration in the sector PM Modi said during Maharashtra visitThrough Vishwakarma scheme we have pledged prosperity through labour and a better tomorrow through skill PM Modi said during Maharashtra visit reported PTIIn the last one year more than 20 lakh people from 18 professions were linked to the Vishwakarma scheme and more than 8 lakh craftsmen and artisans got skill training he saidVishwakarma Yojana not just a government programme but a roadmap to utilize thousands of years old skills to develop India he saidPM Modi also visited the exhibition at the National PM Vishwakarma programme and met some of the schemes beneficiariesHe also launched the Acharya Chanakya Skill Development Centre scheme of Maharashtra Government and the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Women Startup Scheme of Maharashtra Govt for support to womenled startups reported PTIHe laid the foundation stone of a 1000acre PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel PM MITRA Park at Amravati in MaharashtraHe also released a commemorative postage stamp to mark one year of the Vishwakarma schemeWith inputs from PTI