PM Modi calls Congress’s black cloth protests against inflation ‘black magic’

The Congress had protested against the price rise by wearing black clothes in Parliament and outside as part of a nationwide protest on August 5.
Narendra Modi addressing an event
Narendra Modi addressing an event
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, August 10, launched a fresh broadside against Congress, terming its "black cloth" protest against price rise as “black magic”. Without naming Congress, he said some people out of frustration resorted to black magic on August 5. The PM was speaking at the inauguration of the Rs 900 crore-second generation ethanol plant at Panipat. 

"On August 5, we saw how some people tried to spread 'black magic'. These people think that by wearing black clothes they can end their despondency. But they do not know that by engaging in witchcraft, black magic and superstition, they cannot earn the trust of people again," PM Modi said. The Congress had protested against the price rise by wearing black clothes in Parliament and outside as part of a nationwide protest on August 5.

"Some people think wearing black cloths can ward off their pessimism and negativity but they don't know that they can resort to any such tactics but can't win back people's confidence," he said. In an apparent reference to the Congress, Modi also said that "black magic cannot end your bad days".

The prime minister also attacked certain opposition parties for engaging in politics of freebies, saying such things would only do a disservice to the nation as it hampers investment in new technology. He said that if there is selfishness in politics, then anybody can even promise free petrol and diesel.

"Such steps will amount to depriving our children of their due and prevent the country from becoming self-sufficient. Such selfish policies will put more burden on honest tax payers of the country," PM Modi said

Those who promise freebies will never will able to find resources for investment in new technologies, he said. "This is not a right policy but misleading one; this is not in national interest but it is against the nation; this is not nation building but an effort to push back the country".

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