PM Modi says Congress can't lecture about tolerance, reminds it of 1984 riots
Congress has no right to talk about tolerance after 1984 anti-Sikh riots, PM Modi said.
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PURNEA/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narandra Modi on Monday criticized the Congress for it's campaign against rising intolerance in the country, reminding it that its own hands were far from clean.
"Do you remember what happened in Delhi on November 2, 1984? Sikhs were killed. There were serious charges against Congress leaders," PM Modi said at a rally in Purnea in Bihar, referring to the 1984 riots against Sikhs, in the aftermath of the then PM Indira Gandhi's assassination.
"It's ironic that the Congress is now talking about tolerance" he said.
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi are expected to meet President Pranab Mukherjee this week to bring his attention towards growing intolerance in the country.
The two top leaders along with senior leaders and MPs are expected to tell the President about their growing concern over the issue (of intolerance) and urge him to advice the government to act firmly, sources said.
They are also expected tomarch to Rashtrapati Bhavan, sources said.
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(With inputs from agencies)
"Do you remember what happened in Delhi on November 2, 1984? Sikhs were killed. There were serious charges against Congress leaders," PM Modi said at a rally in Purnea in Bihar, referring to the 1984 riots against Sikhs, in the aftermath of the then PM Indira Gandhi's assassination.
"It's ironic that the Congress is now talking about tolerance" he said.
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi are expected to meet President Pranab Mukherjee this week to bring his attention towards growing intolerance in the country.
The two top leaders along with senior leaders and MPs are expected to tell the President about their growing concern over the issue (of intolerance) and urge him to advice the government to act firmly, sources said.
They are also expected tomarch to Rashtrapati Bhavan, sources said.
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(With inputs from agencies)
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