Addressing a public meeting in Sikar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi charged that the Congress party was running a "loot ki dukan" (shop of plunder) in a "jhooth ka bazaar" (market of falsehoods) in Rajasthan. He claimed that a "red diary" detailed the party's "kale karname" (black deeds).
He said the red diary is “the latest product of Congress’ loot shop” and it will contribute to the party’s defeat in the Rajasthan assembly elections, due later this year. The Sikar event marked the ninth visit of the PM to the poll-bound state in eight months, indicating BJP’s strong focus on the assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
After fired minister Rajendra Singh Gudha made stunning accusations this week regarding the journal's contents, the mysterious diary came into the public eye. Gudha claimed that amid the political upheaval brought on by Sachin Pilot's mutiny and the subsequent Rajya Sabha elections in 2020, the journal had information about payments made to independent MLAs and specific BJP MLAs.
At the rally, the PM gave his take on Mahatma Gandhi’s “Quit India” slogan. “Today’s slogan is Corruption Quit India, Nepotism Quit India and Appeasement Quit India. '' Modi took a dig at the opposition, particularly Congress, saying the slogan “Indira is India and India is Indira '' during the era of former PM Indira Gandhi has now changed to “UPA is India and India is UPA”.
The PM said: “To make sure the UPA’s misdeeds are not remembered, its (name) has been changed to INDIA. Congress and its allies have started a new trick.