Congress talks of return of Article 370 but not POK: PM Modi

PALWAL: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday wrapped up his campaign for Haryana polls by asking voters to beware of Congress 's efforts to thwart the rise of patriotism by dividing people by resorting to falsehoods. He said Congress talked about bringing back Article 370 , which gave special status to J&K, but never about Pakistan-occupied Kashmir .

"Congress is getting support from Pakistan for their agenda... it will try and divide, and create conflict among those who love the country," he said while addressing a rally in Palwal, adding, "Congress ke plan ko safal nahi hone dena hai (we can't let Congress succeed in its plan)." He went on to say the opposition was doing agenda-driven politics to create division among patriots who believed in nationalism.

"Congress knows that the stronger the feeling of unity among the people of the country, the more difficult it will be for it to win. That is why we have to take a pledge today that all those who love India will remain united," Modi said.

The PM said Congress left no stone unturned to weaken the country's spirit of unity as it knew that it couldn't win if people were united and, therefore, it misled people by resorting to lies and falsehoods. "Mahatma Gandhi would do experiments with truth, Congress does experiments with lies," Modi said as he asked people to vote unitedly for the country. Modi, flanked by 22 BJP candidates contesting Oct 5 polls, said Congress was a "Dalit Virodhi" party, which created "conflict" to divide people. He warned that for appeasement, Congress would give reservation meant for SCs and OBCs to minority communities. "After forming a govt in Karnataka, Congress distributed the reservation of Dalits and OBCs to its vote bank," he said.