Congress takes criticism of BJP’s ‘Modi Ka Parivar’ campaign; Says Saffron Party annoyed with growth of INDIA bloc
Modi Ka Parivar: Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman, and BJP chief JP Nadda joined the campaign by declaring themselves ‘Modi Ka Parivar’.
New Delhi: The Congress has openly criticized the BJP’s latest social media-based promotional strategy, which is gaining national attention today. The campaign involves updating one’s social media profile with ‘Modi Ka Parivar’. Notably, many trade union leaders, including Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Singh, have already joined the campaign. The Congress has alleged that this move is a diversionary tactic from pressing issues, especially as the INDIA grouping gains popularity.
The Congress further draws attention to personalities like Ajay Mishra Teni, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and tycoon Gautam Adani, calling them the prime minister’s real comrades. The BJP rallied around Modi as its leaders on Monday suffixed their names on social media profiles with ‘Modi Ka Parivar’ (Modi’s family), a day after RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav took a jibe at him for having no family .
Rahul Gandhi slams ‘Modi Ka Asli Parivar’
In a post on The Congress’ social media carried the hashtag ‘Modi ka asli parivar’ and referred to his ties with Adani. Gandhi also posted a photo of him speaking in Parliament and showed a photo of Modi traveling with Adani on a plane.
Asked about the BJP’s campaign, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal told reporters: “You could see the enthusiasm among the public in Patna yesterday. Every day the INDIA block is growing and that is why the BJP people are irritated.” Later, Venugopal said in a post on X, “Are the women of Manipur finding a place in Modi ka Parivar? Will the Prime Minister call the farmers protesting at Delhi’s borders his parivar? What about the unemployed youth who are forced to commit suicide every day? Why doesn’t the Prime Minister call them his Parivar? “The reality is that this government only works for the prime minister’s cronies, protecting those accused of heinous crimes and putting in place leaders they themselves label as corrupt. That is #ModiKaAsliParivar,” he said.
Digvijaya Singh takes count from BJP
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh blasted the BJP and said, “now they cannot talk about parivarvaad (nepotism)”.
Congress media wing chief Pawan Khera said, “We are waiting for Upendra Rawat, Pawan Singh and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to add Modi Ka Pariwar to their bio.” Later, Khera shared a screenshot of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s biography on X with the suffix ‘Modi Ka Parivar’ added to it. “Modi Ka Pariwar welcomes Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh,” Khera said in a post on X.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also shared screenshots of Ajay Mishra Teni and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s social media accounts on X.
“Killings of farmers, atrocities against women – this is Modi’s real family,” he said in an apparent reference to allegations against Teni’s son of mowing down farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri 2021 and of sexual harassment against Singh. Ramesh used the hashtag ‘Modi ka asli parivar’.
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh TS Singhdeo posted the names of the BJP leaders accused of sexual harassment and economic delinquents: “Very infamous and deadly, this is ‘Modi Ka Parivar’.” Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari said the BJP’s principles keep changing.
“Earlier they said that the country comes first, then the party and then the leader. It used to be the Sangh Parivar; now it is the Modi Parivar.
“These are all misleading things; they should write in their profile why there is no employment, why the MSP guarantee is not being given to the farmers, and why Modi should give an assurance that he will bring back the black money,” he said. They are indulging in media management with the help of money power, Patwari said.
Top union leaders join the campaign
Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman, and BJP chief JP Nadda were joined by party members from across the country who declared themselves as ‘Modi Ka Parivar’ on their social media accounts, as the ruling party took a sharp action launched. counter-attack on the opposition. Many Modi-supporting social media users have also made the same change to their bios.
BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi told reporters that opposition parties have been launching personal attacks against Modi and making such “little” comments against him for the past 16 to 17 years.
The BJP’s show of solidarity with its top leader ahead of the Lok Sabha elections is reminiscent of a similar campaign the party carried out before the 2019 general elections by adding ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ to their names to make it more against Gandhi’s ‘Chowkidar’. Chor Hai” excavated at Modi.
(With input from agencies)