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PM Modi takes ‘urban Naxal’ jibe at Rahul, tears into AAP in LS speech

Also takes a dig at Arvind Kejriwal and AAP a day before the Delhi assembly polls
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during his reply to the Motion of Thanks to President's address in the Lok Sabha at the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (Sansad TV via PTI Photo)
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In a scathing attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said some people are openly speaking the language of urban Naxals and asserted that those who "declare a war" against the Indian state can neither understand the Constitution nor about the country's unity.

He also took a dig at Arvind Kejriwal and AAP a day before the Delhi assembly polls, saying "some parties are like 'AAP-da' for the future of the youth".

Modi asserted that while his government's schemes saved a lot of money, it was not used to build 'Sheesh Mahal'.

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Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in Lok Sabha, he made several veiled attacks at former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, saying those who entertain themselves by getting photo sessions done in huts of the poor will find the talk about the poor in Parliament boring.

"Today some people are openly speaking the language of urban Naxals. The things that urban Naxals say (are being said). These people who speak the language of urban Naxals, who declare war against the Indian state, can neither understand the Constitution nor about the country's unity," Modi said.

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Though Modi did not name anyone, his remarks were an apparent reference to Gandhi's comments last month that "we are now fighting the BJP, the RSS and the Indian state itself".

In a veiled jibe at AAP convenor Kejriwal, Modi said some leaders focus on jacuzzi and stylish showers while his government's focus is on providing water to every household.

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