Congress attacks PM Modi over CAA, NRC: 'Don't 'lie' about things that are so easy to fact check'
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maiden yesterday (December 22) and slammed Congress party leaders over the citizens amendment act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), Congress on Monday launched fresh attack on the PM and asked him not to lie about things those are easy to fact check easily.
The Congress party today share a 50-second video on its official Twitter handle and captioned it: "Word of advice to PM Modi: Don't lie about things that are so easy to fact check."
In the video, Congress has merged a clip of PM Modi's speech during his Ramlila Maidan rally with an interview, in which PM Modi can be seen speaking on NRC.
On Sunday, PM Modi had said, "NRC came at the time of Congress. Were they sleeping then? We neither brought NRC in cabinet nor in Parliament. If we're passing legislation to give you ownership rights, in the same session will we bring legislation to send you out?"
PM Narendra Modi: NRC came at the time of Congress. Were they sleeping then? We neither brought NRC in cabinet nor in Parliament. If we're passing a legislation to give you ownership rights, in the same session will we bring a legislation to send you out? pic.twitter.com/agEUvnwh9v
— ANI (@ANI) December 22, 2019
However, Congress had responded to PM Modi's statement on the same day.
Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma had said, "It's the Home Minister's statement in both the Houses, it's in public domain. That has to be then duly clarified. That has created an environment of fear, insecurity & uncertainty in the country. It's primarily the govt which is responsible for that."
"Congress and its friends, some urban Naxals are spreading rumors that all Muslims will be sent to detention centers...Respect your education, read what is the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC. You are educated," the PM had also said during the rally.
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Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged students and youths of the country to join him at Rajghat to protest against the "hate and violence unleashed by Modi-Shah" and show that they will not allow India to be "destroyed by hatred".
"Dear Students and Youth of India, It's not good enough just to feel India. At times like these, it's critical to show that you're India and won't allow India to be destroyed by hatred.
"Join me today at 3 PM at Raj Ghat, to protest against the hate and violence unleashed on India by Modi-Shah," he said on Twitter.
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First published: 23 December 2019, 14:03 IST