Gulbarga, Karnataka:
Narendra Modi today punned on the number '10' and described Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi as 'Dus numbari (fraud) Gandhis'.
10 Janpath is the Congress president's address in Delhi.
"Look at what these Dus numbari Gandhis have done to Andhra Pradesh. We want both Telangana and Seemandhra to thrive but the Congress is the kind of doctor that believes in killing the mother while delivering a child," the BJP's prime ministerial candidate said, addressing a rally in Gulbarga in Karnataka.
A bill to create Telangana was passed in Parliament last week, despite protests in the residuary Seemandhra region, and has to be ratified by the President.
"Telangana has been created because of the sacrifices of hundreds of people, not because of the Congress. Seemandhra is also a part of India but the central government has orphaned it," Mr Modi said.
Criticizing Karnataka's ruling Congress and its president Sonia Gandhi for "not accounting for any work done" Mr Modi called the party arrogant. "Don't trust Congress. Don't trust its intentions. Congress party's identity is vote bank politics. Congress Party's identity is corruption politics Congress Party's identity is dynasty politics."
10 days ago in another part of Karnataka, Mr Modi had mocked the Congress leaders as "Nakli (fake)" Gandhis.
"When Mahatma Gandhi was alive, the Congress party was a 'soch' (philosophy). Ever since the Nakli Gandhis have come, the Congress party is worried," he had said.
The BJP is banking on Mr Modi to help regain its sliding base in Karnataka, which voted the party to power in 2008 and became its gateway to the south. In the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP won 19 of 28 seats.
10 Janpath is the Congress president's address in Delhi.
"Look at what these Dus numbari Gandhis have done to Andhra Pradesh. We want both Telangana and Seemandhra to thrive but the Congress is the kind of doctor that believes in killing the mother while delivering a child," the BJP's prime ministerial candidate said, addressing a rally in Gulbarga in Karnataka.
A bill to create Telangana was passed in Parliament last week, despite protests in the residuary Seemandhra region, and has to be ratified by the President.
"Telangana has been created because of the sacrifices of hundreds of people, not because of the Congress. Seemandhra is also a part of India but the central government has orphaned it," Mr Modi said.
Criticizing Karnataka's ruling Congress and its president Sonia Gandhi for "not accounting for any work done" Mr Modi called the party arrogant. "Don't trust Congress. Don't trust its intentions. Congress party's identity is vote bank politics. Congress Party's identity is corruption politics Congress Party's identity is dynasty politics."
10 days ago in another part of Karnataka, Mr Modi had mocked the Congress leaders as "Nakli (fake)" Gandhis.
"When Mahatma Gandhi was alive, the Congress party was a 'soch' (philosophy). Ever since the Nakli Gandhis have come, the Congress party is worried," he had said.
The BJP is banking on Mr Modi to help regain its sliding base in Karnataka, which voted the party to power in 2008 and became its gateway to the south. In the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP won 19 of 28 seats.
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