'Shehzada confessed a big truth': PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi over 'system aligned against lower castes' remark

PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a public rally in Delhi launched a sharp critique of Congress's policies and highlighting the achievements of his government on Wednesday.

Modi responded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks, in which Gandhi mentioned the existence of a 'systematic bias' against lower castes since his family was in power.

"Sometimes while speaking lies, the truth comes out of the Shehzada's mouth. Today, Congress' Shehzada has confessed a big truth. He has admitted that the system that was formed during his grandmother, his father and his mother's time, was severely against the Dalits, backwards and Adivasis. This system of the Congress destroyed the generations of ST, SC, and OBCs. Today, the Shehzada admitted this himself," the Prime Minister said.

Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that the system is heavily aligned against the lower castes and that he knows the system from inside as his grandmother and father were prime minister and later he used to visit the PM's house when Manmohan Singh lived there.

He asserted that the country's 90 per cent population including the Dalits, OBCs, tribal communities and the minorities does not have representation in the country's narrative and power structure. Gandhi said his party aims to ensure the participation of the country's 90 per cent population in the country's progress.

"When my grandmother was the PM, my father was the PM, and when Manmohan Singh was the PM, I used to go to the PM's house. So I know how the system works from the inside. I can tell you one thing, the system is aligned against the lower castes, severely and on every level," he added.