Patna (Bihar) [India], September 2 : Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Tuesday strongly condemned the alleged derogatory remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother at a Mahagathbandhan event in Darbhanga, Bihar.
"There can be no bigger sin than abusing the late mother of Prime Minister Modi from the platform of Congress and RJD. Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav have shamed the land of Bihar... I also got emotional... One should not stoop so low to get power," Jaiswal told ANI.
He further lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to provide financial assistance to women in Bihar, which aims to empower them and foster self-reliance.
Addressing a gathering, Jaiswal said, "Today, Prime Minister Modi extended financial help to the mothers and sisters of Bihar to make them self-reliant. Around 20 lakh mothers and sisters were listening to him."
Earlier in the day, PM Modi, speaking at an event in Bihar, responded to the derogatory remarks made against him and his late mother, highlighting the issue during his address.
PM Modi said, "The struggles (Tapasya) of a poor mother, the suffering of her son--these young princes born into royal families cannot understand. These 'naamdaar' people were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. The power of the country and Bihar seems like an inheritance of their family to them."
He further criticised the Congress, saying the party has never tolerated backwards or extremely backwards people moving ahead. "Congress has never tolerated a backwards or extremely backwards person moving ahead! They think that 'namdaars' have the right to abuse 'kaamdaars'... that is why they abuse," he said.
The Prime Minister also lauded the role of women in defeating the RJD in Bihar, saying they were instrumental in removing the party from power. "Bihar has come out of that darkness after a long battle. All you women of Bihar have played a very big role in removing RJD and defeating it repeatedly. That is why, be it the RJD or Congress, these people are most upset with you, women, today. These people want to take revenge on you; they are looking for an opportunity so that they can punish you," he said.
PM Modi condemned the abusive remarks directed at his late mother, saying they were an insult to all mothers, sisters, and daughters in India. "Mother is our world. Mother is our self-respect. I had not even imagined what happened a few days ago in this tradition-rich Bihar. My mother was abused from the stage of RJD-Congress in Bihar... These abuses are not just an insult to my mother. These are insults to the mothers, sisters and daughters of the country," he said.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited via video conferencing.