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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed Congress, claiming the grand old party opposed the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. The statement of PM Modi came during his address at his first rally in Maharashtra for the 2024 polls. 

 

PM Modi further targeted the Congress and blamed it for all the problems faced by the country. 

 

"The Congress is the source of all problems in the country. Who was responsible for the Partition of the country based on religion...Kashmir (issue), Naxalism? Who opposed Ram temple construction and questioned the existence of Lord Ram. Who declined the Ram temple (inauguration) invite?" he asked the gathering at Chandrapur, the only Lok Sabha seat won by the Congress in 2019. 

 

He declared the ensuing Lok Sabha elections were a fight between stability and instability and accused the opposition of seeking power only to indulge in corruption. 

 

The 138-year-old party has lost people's support due to its deeds and its recently released manifesto has the imprint of the pro-Partition Muslim League, he maintained. 

 

"The Congress has been out of power for 10 years and we have been able to resolve all problems faced by the country. The naxal menace has come down drastically. The Congress was soft on terrorism for vote-bank politics. Even its manifesto has the Muslim League imprint," PM Modi charged. 

 

The BJP-led NDA government worked for development while the opposition "INDI' alliance wants power only to indulge in corruption, he alleged. 

 

PM Modi said his government has worked for the upliftment of the poor in the last 10 years. 

 

The PM compared the Congress to bitter gourd (karela), saying that even if it is mixed with sugar or fried in ghee, its taste will never change. 

 

He said wood from Chandrapur was used for the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and the new Parliament building in Delhi.