After Mallikarjun Kharge's remark on poll promises, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Congress saying that the party is realising the hard way that making "unreal promises is easy, executing them properly is tough."
Reportedly, in a statement, Kharge advised his party state units to make only those promises that are fiscally doable.
"Campaign after campaign they promise things to the people, which they also know they will never be able to deliver. Now, they stand badly exposed in front of the people!" said the PM.
PM Modi also mentioned Congress's developmental trajectory, which includes governments in Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana. In Karnataka, Congress is busier in intra-party politics, and loot instead of even bothering to deliver on development, he said.
"Their so-called Guarantees lie unfulfilled, which is terrible deceit upon the people of these states. The victims of such politics are the poor, youngsters, farmers and women, who are not only denied the benefits of these promises but also see their existing schemes diluted," he added.
Hitting out at Kharge, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad asked if Kharge has given his first 'gyan' to Gandhi, noting the former Congress president often boasts of 'khata khat' transfer of money to people belonging to different segments during state and national elections in the case of his party coming to power.
The BJP leader sought Kharge's apology to the country. "I greet Kharge sahab for realising this wisdom at this age. This should have dawned on him earlier. Please give the first lesson of your confession to Rahul Gandhi," the BJP leader said.
PM Modi also added that there is a growing realisation across India that a vote for Congress is a vote for non-governance, poor economics and unparalleled loot.