Hitting out at Narendra Modi over his campaign speeches, Congress today alleged that he had "lied" about Haryana lagging behind Gujarat in development and said he was not speaking like a Prime Minister but a small-time politician.
"Prime Minister is a habitual liar. From the kind of statements he has been giving, he has lowered the dignity of the high post he is occupying," Congress General Secretary and Haryana affairs in-charge Shakeel Ahmed said at a news conference here.
"In a country like India, the person who is holding such high post, whether he may be giving election speeches, speaking in Parliament or speaking at international fora, he remains a PM of the world's largest democracy," he said.
Replying to queries on Robert Vadra's land deals, he said the issue was raked up by rival parties only when polls were near and asserted that Vadra was a private citizen who had every right to do any legitimate business he wants.
Questioning PM's statements on ceasefire and that Haryana was lagging behind in development, Ahmed said they he was speaking like any small-time politician.
He said that just two days back, the Prime Minister said that Pakistan had been given a stern warning and won't dare to repeat the ceasefire violations again.
"But what happened. Within 24 hours, Pakistan again violated ceasefire. Just think the kind of message it sends across at international level. What would other nations think about our PM," he said.
He said that during the Lok Sabha polls, Modi, who was then Chief Minister of Gujarat and BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, used to say that to deal with Chinese incursions and ceasefire violations of Pakistan, "one needs to have a 56-inch chest, I ask him today whether his chest has become 5.6 inch now".
He said that Haryana is far ahead than Gujarat in all fields, but here also the Prime Minister "has been telling a lie".
"The PM said that Haryana stands at number eighth position in per capita income, it seems he failed to understand difference between serial number and rating."
"In Gujarat, per capita income is Rs 94,000 per annum as against Haryana's Rs 1.35 lakh. PM is trying to befool the people of Haryana. In terms of skill development, Haryana is at number one position and Gujarat is at 9th position. Does Narendra Modi want to take Haryana the Gujarat's way," he asked.
In terms of illiteracy eradication, Haryana stands at number 22nd position while Gujarat is at 26th position, Ahmed pointed out.
