With the newTamil Nadugovernment taking the oath, Prime MinisterNarendra Modion Sunday attacked the Congress, accusing it of "betraying" the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for political power. Addressing a gathering in Bengaluru, PM Modi described the Congress' "politics of betrayal" and accused it of piggybacking on parties for political relevance.
"Just look at the situation in Tamil Nadu right now. For twenty-five to thirty years, the Congress shared a close relationship with the DMK. Time and again, the alliance with the DMK pulled the Congress out of crises; indeed, the government it led for ten years before 2014 survived largely because of the DMK. Yet, the very DMK that consistently worked for the betterment of the Congress was betrayed the moment the political winds shifted," PM Modi remarked.
"Driven by its lust for power, the power-hungry Congress stabbed the DMK in the back at the very first opportunity. Now, Congress requires yet another party, one on whose back it can ride, to remain politically relevant," he added.
PM Modi also referred to the ongoing power tussle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar for the past six months in Karnataka.
"For the past three years in Karnataka, instead of resolving people's problems, most of the government's time here has been spent resolving internal conflicts. The Congress government remained gripped by uncertainty over leadership and power-sharing arrangements," the PM said.
"They cannot decide how long the chief minister will remain. They cannot decide whether another person will get a chance or not. Everything has been kept hanging," he added.
PM Modi said the Congress government invariably faced anti-incumbency within months because the party lacked a governance agenda. "This is because Congress only knows how to betray people. They are false themselves, and their guarantees are also false. There is no chapter on governance in Congress' book of power," he said.
TVK chief and its Legislature Party Leader Vijay was sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Sunday. The party has formed a government with Congress, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Communist Party of India (CPI), CPI (M), and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
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