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Modi again targeting opposition on foreign soil, says Congress
New Delhi, May 16
The Congress on Saturday
accused Prime Minister Naremdra Modi for again targeting opposition
parties on foreign soil, terming it disgraceful and distasteful.
"Prime
minister continued to be in election rally mode using the opportunity
to mount a disgraceful and distasteful attack on the opposition and
beating his own drum," Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said in a
statement.
"Verbal character assassination of India's
achievements of last 67 years on foreign soil by Modi is unacceptable
and a new low in practising despicable politics," he added.
Surjewala
said that Modi would be well-advised to take off the adversarial "RSS
pracharak hat" and truly wear the "hat of India's composite culture" as
prime minister
Congress had earlier slammed Modi for his remarks
concerning the UPA during his three-nation visit to France, Germany and
Canada.
In his address to the Indian diaspora at the Expo grounds
at Shanghai in China on Saturday, Modi referred to results of Lok Sabha
elections that were declared on May 16 last year and related it to a
Hindi song.
"The voice being heard from various parts of the
country May 16 last year was 'Dukh bhare din beete re Bhaiya, dukh bhare
din beete re Bhaiya (Day of pain are gone)'," he said.
Modi had led his Bharatiya Janata Party to its first full majority in the Lok Sabha elections last year.
He also referred to criticism by Congress about his "frequent" foreign visits.
"For
the last one year, I have not taken even one day's leave. I have worked
day and night. Did I go on any vacation? Do I take rest? Am I not
implementing my promise," he asked.
"People used to ask who is
Modi, what does he know about foreign policy? Accusations were correct
but apprehensions were wrong," he said, adding that "Indians can hold
their heads high" due to the performance of his government in the last
one year.