“Some In Delhi Try To Teach Me Democracy”: PM Hits Back At Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi:

Some folks in Delhi “need to train me classes in democracy”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned as we speak, hitting again at high Congress chief Rahul Gandhi after the latter, in his current assault of the federal government and PM Modi, mentioned there was “no democracy” in India and that those that stood up in opposition to the PM have been labelled terrorists “even when it have been (RSS chief) Mohan Bhagwat”.

“There are folks in Delhi who at all times taunt and insult me. They need to train me classes in democracy. I need to present them Jammu and Kashmir DDC (District Improvement Council) polls for example of democracy,” PM Modi mentioned after launching the Ayushman Bharat scheme for medical insurance protection to all residents of the union territory.

“Some political forces maintain lecturing on democracy however see their duplicity and hollowness. The social gathering that guidelines in Puducherry hasn’t performed native physique elections regardless of the Supreme Court docket’s order, whereas Jammu and Kashmir held Panchayat-level polls inside one 12 months after turning into a union territory,” the Prime Minister mentioned.

He mentioned the current native physique election in Jammu and Kashmir “strengthened roots of democracy” and congratulated voters for exercising their franchise within the eight-phase election.

“I wish to congratulate the folks of Jammu and Kashmir for strengthening democracy. I noticed how the younger and the previous reached the voting cubicles within the District Improvement Council (DDC) polls. The folks of Jammu and Kashmir strengthened the roots of democracy within the DDC polls,” PM Modi mentioned.

Within the first-ever District Development Council (DDC) polls throughout 20 districts in Jammu and Kashmir, the Farooq Abdullah-led Gupkar alliance, together with the Congress, received in 13 districts. The BJP received in six districts in Jammu.

The BJP, after successful for the primary time in Kashmir, mentioned “the lotus has bloomed” within the Valley.

Nonetheless, days after the outcomes, the Nationwide Convention alleged that the federal government is facilitating horse-trading and defections. Omar Abdullah made the comment after a neighborhood physique member who received on a Nationwide Convention mandate ticket joined the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Get together led by former finance minister Altaf Bukhari.