At a poll rally in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal over the recent Calcutta High Court ruling that invalidated all OBC certificates issued in the state after 2010. Modi claimed that the TMC, in power since 2011, issued these certificates to Muslims to secure votes.
Speaking at a rally in Dwarka, Delhi, Modi stated, “Today, the Calcutta High Court has ruled that all OBC certificates issued after 2010 are cancelled. This decision was made because the West Bengal government inexplicably issued OBC certificates to Muslims solely to create a vote bank. This vote bank politics and appeasement is crossing every limit.”
Modi further accused the opposition of misusing government resources and properties for political gains. “The court has delivered a blow to them. This ‘Khan Market gang’ is responsible for their sins. They claim that Muslims have the first right to the country’s resources,” he said.
Modi also alleged that opposition parties, including Congress, have been transferring government lands to the Waqf Board in exchange for votes. “They continuously allocate government lands to the Waqf Board and ask for votes in return. They want to reserve 15% of the country’s budget for minorities and provide bank loans and government tenders based on religion. They oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to please their vote bank,” he remarked.
In his speech, Modi targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of acknowledging the flawed systems established during the tenures of his grandmother, father, and mother. “Sometimes, while telling lies, the truth slips out. Today, Congress’s ‘Shehzada’ has admitted a big truth—that the system formed during his family’s time was severely against Dalits, backward classes, and Adivasis. This Congress system destroyed generations of Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, and Other Backward Classes. Today, the ‘Shehzada’ admitted this himself,” Modi said.
Modi’s remarks have added fuel to the ongoing political debate, highlighting the contentious issue of vote bank politics and the use of government resources for electoral gains.
