Several Congress leaders are on bail, party is a 'bullock cart': PM Modi

Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the party is now being called a bail gaadi (bullock cart)as several of its leaders are out on bail.

Several leaders who are called stalwarts of the Congress and former ministers are out on bail these days, Modi said at a public rally here, punning on the Hindi term for a bullock cart, according to news agency PTI.

He said people were well aware of the intentions of the Congress party and had started calling it a bail gaadi.

Modi also attacked the Congress for questioning the capabilities of the Army with reference to surgical strike into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 2016.

It is unfortunate that political opponents also committed a sin by raising questions on the capabilities of the Army. This has never happened before and the people will not forgive those who are doing this kind of politics, he said.

The prime minister said his government had resolved the issue of one rank, one pension for defence personnel, the report further said.

Modi was addressing a rally of beneficiaries of welfare schemes run by the Centre and the state government in BJP-ruled Rajasthan, where assembly elections are scheduled later this year.

Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, BJP state president Madan Lal Saini and other leaders attended the public meeting at 'Amrudon ka Bagh'.

Modialso praised Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and said that she has changed the work culture in the state.

The Prime Minister said, "Never forget the tough circumstances in which Vasundhara Raje took oath in 2013. When she took the oath, systems were not working properly. She has changed the work culture in the state.

Reflecting on the work undertaken by the Central government, Modi said, "The Central Government and the State Government are working together for the progress of Rajasthan. In our way of working neither the work gets delayed, nor pending, neither they get diverted."

He reiterated that Dalits, farmers, women, backwards castes are at the centre of our schemes.

Prime Minister Modi further pointed out the rich history of Rajasthan and said that there is something special about it.

The Prime Minister's comments comes after he laid the foundation stone for thirteen urban infrastructure projects worth over 21 hundred crore rupees. Around 2.5 lakh beneficiaries gathered in Jaipur to take part in the programme.