Taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks against the Congress party in his BJP campaign speech in Imphal, All India Congress Committee (AICC) election observer Jairam Ramesh said in a Twitter post:
"The Jagadguru of Jhoot (Modi) was true to his nature". He then identified seven points countering Modi's speech in a series of tweet:.
1. PM claimed full coverage when Manipur is among the worst in the country on vaccination rates. Only 47.6 per cent of eligible population have got double dose.
2. PM claimed balanced development in Manipur and taking administration to the door. The truth is BJP govt has effectively shut the doors of the ADCs by not holding elections in the last five years. This is murder of democracy in the hills and the grassroots.
3. PM claimed poor performance in the power sector under the Congress govt when the truth is his own govt gave a national award to the Congress government in 2015-16 for power sector reforms.
4. PM claimed palm oil plantations will benefit Manipur’s farmers while the truth is it is the transfer of profits and farm lands to two-three big palm oil companies.
5. PM made tall claims on bringing railways to Manipur. Truth is Congress govt completed more than 70 per cent of the project by 2017.
6. Lastly, why was the PM completely silent on fundamental issues of Manipur—AFSPA, MSP and irrigation for farmers, rising youth unemployment, price rise of essential commodities in Manipur much above national average, and rising drug trade from across the border?
7. The truth is the people of Manipur are fed up with the double engine haijinbi govt of BJP in Delhi and Imphal. The mood of Manipur is clear.
"Come 10th March, it will be Bye-Bye, BJP!" he tweeted.
