Cong promoting appeasement politics, planning to blame EVMs for defeat: Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday accused the Congress of promoting appeasement politics while claiming that the party had foreseen its defeat in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and was planning to blame EVMs for the loss reported news agency PTIAddressing election meetings in his Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency the BJP leader claimed that the Congress was on a slippery ground and hence was making statements in favour of PakistanReferring to Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyars remarks on Pakistan having the atom bomb he said the opposition party has forgotten that India defeated Pakistan in 1965 1971 and 1999 Kargil warIndia has proved that we kill terrorists in their home the BJP leader seeking a fifth term from the Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat added reported PTIAiyars remarks on Pakistan have sparked a political row While the Congress has been quick to dissociate itself from the comments the ruling BJP latched on to them accusing the opposition party of being an apologist for Pakistan and the terrorism emanating from its soilAiyar however has said the video was old and has been dredged up now as the BJPs election campaign was falteringIn his election rallies on Sunday Thakur claimed that the BJP would win 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls including all four in Himachal Pradesh and sought the blessings of the people to ensure a third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi for faster development and growth of the country reported PTIThe Congress government was replete with mega scams and the party looted the country for years the BJP leader allegedBut Modi had declared that his government would neither indulge in corruption nor let others do so he said adding there has been no allegation of corruption under his government and the countrys crumbling economy has become the fifth largest in the worldWith a hattrick of victories for the Modi government India would become the third largest economy in the world Thakur saidThe NDA government constructed four crore houses for the poor in the past 10 years and is committed to constructing three crore houses in the next five years he said reported PTIIt built 12 crore new toilets provided tap water to 13 crore houses gave free LPG cylinders to 10 crore women under the Ujjawala scheme and provided free treatment to 60 crore people under Ayushman Bharat he added reported PTIThe Union Minister claimed that with peoples support the Modi government has ensured the allround development of the country and asserted that employment has increased and inflation has come downPolling in all four Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh will be held in the last of the sevenphase Lok Sabha elections 2024 on June 1 Bypolls to six assembly seats in the state which fell vacant following the disqualification of rebel Congress MLAs will be held simultaneouslyWith inputs from PTI