Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of making "provocative" statements aimed at straining India's relations with West Asian nations to politically harm him and thereby, gain political mileage. Strongly lashing out at the Congress and its allies, Modi said that they were only concerned with winning the elections. "I want to say this clearly, elections will come and go, but the safety of Indians, especially those from Kerala in the Middle East, is my top priority, and I will ensure it," the PM said at an NDA rally Thiruvalla in Keralam. Modi said that besides the lakhs of people from Kerala working and living in the Gulf nations, there are fishermen from Goa, Tamil Nadu and other states who are stranded in Iran and parts of Middle East due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia. "We are trying to bring them back safely. But, the Congress does not care about this. Congress is making statements that risk straining India’s relations with West Asian countries, creating unnecessary panic. This is being done only for political attacks on me. The PM claimed that the West Asia conflict had "exposed the mindset of Congress and its allies".
#WATCH | Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta: Addressing a public meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "Congress, UDF-LDF have developed a habit of lying about everything. When we brought CAA, they spread so many lies; today, CAA has been implemented, and the country has suffered no… pic.twitter.com/sUH3qt13EC
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His strong-worded attack on the Congress on the West Asia issue comes days after Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi called him a coward and accused him of bowing before the US and Israel to protect himself. She had also alleged that Modi's policies have not provided safety and security to Indians stranded in the Gulf region during the conflict there.
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