GG News Bureau
Araria, 27th April. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his previous claim on Friday, stating that a new video has surfaced showing former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing that Muslims have the primary right to the country’s wealth.
Speaking at an election rally in the Araria Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, PM Modi criticized the opposition Congress party and its supporters who had vehemently denied Singh ever making such a statement.
“Some people get very angry when I talk about Congress giving priority to only Muslims. They have been talking about me since last week. Today, I challenge all of them,” PM Modi said.
He accused the media of unfairly targeting him while disregarding evidence that supported his claims.
“They said that Manmohan Singh never said something like this. However, today, another one of his old videos has come to light in which he is saying the same thing,” PM Modi asserted.
“The media which was denying my statements earlier are keeping quiet now. I was witnessing how the media was attacking me without any relevant information or even without doing a fact check,” he added.
BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya shared a video in which Manmohan Singh appears to be responding to questions from the media.
In the video, although the part where the reporter asks the question is missing, Manmohan Singh can be heard saying, “I did not say the same thing. I said minorities, particularly Muslim minorities, if they are poor, they have a prior claim on the resources of the nation. I used the word all for all minorities and I added, particularly Muslim minorities, if they are poor, they have prior right to resources and I stand by it.”
Modi also accused the Congress of diverting reservations meant for the OBCs to Muslims in Karnataka, where the party is in power.
“Being an OBC myself, I know the hardships faced by the backward classes,” said Modi, adding, “In the future, they may divert reservations for SCs and STs as well.”
