After the Maharashtra assembly poll victory on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the state has broken all records, it is the biggest win for any party or pre-poll alliance in the last 50 years.
While addressing a gathering at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Delhi, Modi said divisive forces, negative politics and dynasticism have been defeated in the Maharashtra election and bypolls in various states.
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He said the people of Maharashtra have voted for stability.
Taking a swipe at Congress, Modi said the election results taught a lesson to those who tried to create instability.
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The prime minister asserted that the message from the Maharashtra election is that of unity and it is also an endorsement of the "ek hai toh safe hai" slogan.
"'Ek hai toh safe hai' has become the 'maha-mantra' for the entire nation and it has punished those who wanted to divide the country on caste and religious lines," he said.
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"The Congress and its ecosystem had thought that by spreading lies in the name of the Constitution, they could divide the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) into small groups. This is a solid slap on their faces," Modi added.
The voters in Maharashtra also evaluated Congress on the basis of the false promises made in other states like Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh.
"Neither their false promises nor their dangerous agenda worked in Maharashtra," Modi said.
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"I want to say this to the Congress and its allies that no force in the world can bring back Article 370 and insult our Constitution," Modi said.
He also said, the 'urban naxalism' of Congress has become a challenge for the country. “Its remote control is outside the country,” he added.
“Congress has become a parasitic party, increasingly difficult for it to form govt on its own...Waqf Board an example of Congress' appeasement politics, no place for Waqf law in Constitution,” said Modi.