India to have dictatorship, no more elections if Modi wins 2024 LS polls: Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday expressed apprehension that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be the last opportunity for the people to save democracy as Prime Minister Narendra Modi might prefer dictatorship in case his party wins the upcoming pollsHe also urged people to keep away from the BJP and its ideologue RSS alleging that they are like poisonThis will be the last opportunity for the people to save democracy in India If Narendra Modi wins another election there will be dictatorship in the country The BJP will rule India like Putin in Russia Kharge said while addressing a party rallyLaunching a scathing attack on the BJP and RSS Kharge said that the present government under Modi is being run by threatening states and leaders of the oppositionNotices are being served to the leaders and ED amp Income Tax has become weapons to grind the political opponents he claimed adding that the people should be aware of the BJP and RSS ideologiesHe alleged that the leaders are threatened to leave their parties and alliances if they oppose the ideologies of BJP and RSSKharge claimed that Rahul Gandhi was frequently threatened as he opposed the BJP and the RSSHowever Rahul Gandhi did not come under their pressure and continues to fight against such forces that are out to divide the nation the Congress president saidOn the JDU of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar returning to the NDA leaving the Congress camp on Sunday Kharge claimed it will not have any impact on the pollsOne person quitting Mahagathbandhan will not weaken us We will defeat the BJP he saidThe Congress president also described Modi as a habitual liar whom he accused of misleading the people by assuring 2 crore jobs every year and Rs 15 lakh money in every Indians bank accountReferring to Modis jibe at Congresss achievements during the last 70 years Kharge said You Modi become the chief minister of Gujarat and now the PM because the Congress had held the democracy and Constitution high But you are now destroying the basics of democracy and the ConstitutionHe said the Congress has given rights to women Dalits tribals and the downtrodden by properly implementing the ConstitutionClaiming that Odishas ruling BJD and opposition BJP have solemnised love marriage Kharge alleged that the two parties are looting Odisha and oppressing the poor people of the stateHe claimed that while BJP and BJD are only with rich people the Congress always stands by those who are poorKharge said that people lost their hardearned money in the chitfund scam and the mining loot is a regular phenomenon in the state As both the parties are hand in glove with each other culprits are not caught he claimedAsking the people what the ModiNaveen Patnaik combine has given to Odisha Kharge claimed that Congress gave Paradip Port Rourkela Steel Plant Chilka Naval Academy Mancheshwar Rail Coach Factory HAL Ordnance Factory AIIMS and several educational institutions to the stateBut today Patnaik ji along with BJP is allowing the natural wealth here to be looted he allegedStating that Odisha is considered to be the sacred area of Lord JagannathThe Congress president said that India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru held the last Congress session of his life in this land of Lord Jagannath in 1964Pandit Nehru ji and Biju Patnaik ji were very good friends He Biju believed in the ideology of Nehruji But todays Patnaik Naveen believes in the ideology of BJP Kharge saidBiju Patnaik was Naveen Patnaiks father and a former chief minister of OdishaWithout naming anyone Kharge also targeted Patnaiks close aide and former IAS officer V K Pandian who recently quit civil service and joined the ruling BJDAre there no leaders and officers from Odisha to advise the chief minister that someone has to be brought from another state to run the government he askedPandian hails from Tamil NaduThere are 236 lakh vacancies in the state government Odisha has 29 per cent ST and 16 per cent SC Still these people did not get any major job in the Patnaik government Kharge saidHe urged these people to unite and fight for their rightsWhile 30 lakh posts are vacant in government institutions across the country Modi is not filling them as SCCT OBC people would also get jobs Kharge allegedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever