Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on Independence Day for using the slogan of swadeshi (self-reliance), saying he has become “Congressvadi”, as the idea of swadeshi was given by Mahatma Gandhi, Lokmanya Tilak, and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in pre-independence times.
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“With swadeshi, Khadi came to the country, the Gandhi cap came, which Narendra Modi might wear someday while giving a speech. He has become a Nehruvian and a Gandhian,” said Mr. Raut sarcastically, accusing the BJP of making the country extremely fanatical about religion in the last 10 years, creating communal divide, which is dangerous for India.
Mr. Raut’s response comes after Mr. Modi’s speech on the 79th Independence Day from the Red Fort, where he spoke about swadeshi, terrorism, Operation Sindoor, and the Indus Water Treaty.
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