Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Credit: PTI Photo
Pune: Union minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Congress is in such a bad shape that anyone associated with it is bound to "drown", and the same would be the fate of its allies in Maharashtra.
Speaking at a campaign rally here, Singh expressed confidence that as in Haryana, victory of the BJP and Mahayuti coalition was certain in the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections.
"Congress ruled the country for a long time, but now its condition has become so precarious that anyone associated with it is bound to drown....In Maharashtra, Congress has piggy-backed on the Shiv Sena (UBT ) and NCP (SP), and their drowning is certain," said the senior BJP leader, campaigning for his party's Shivajinagar constituency candidate Siddharth Shirole.
The Congress is no longer able to stand on its own feet, he added.
"The (Lok Sabha) poll results were not as per our expectations in some states which included Maharashtra, Haryana and some three to five states. But in Haryana state elections, people reposed their faith in the BJP and we formed a government with a clear majority there. Now a similar situation will be repeated in Maharashtra," Singh said.
The country's stature was elevated at the global stage under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, adding that more than 25 crore Indians were brought out of poverty during this period.
The BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government in Maharashtra has done remarkable work in the last two-and-half years, Singh said, listing various welfare schemes introduced by it.
He also alleged that the Congress did not accord due respect and give credit to Dr B R Ambedkar.
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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