“Old habit of 70 years can’t go away so easily”: PM Modi slams North-South debate over assembly poll results

A brand new North-South debate was triggered on Sunday after the nation’s incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the Hindi heartland, comprising Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, whereas main opposition Congress pulled off a shocking victory in southern India’s Telangana.

Incidentally, Congress had dislodged BJP from energy in Karnataka, one other south state, earlier in 2023.

The new political equation within the Hindi heartland has prompted some on social media to recommend that folks within the northern half of the nation vote allegedly for faith, whereas within the south, points are prioritised.

The debate was additional fuelled by a tweet from DMK MP DNV Senthilkumar. Following a backlash, the politician tendered an apology.

Not simply him, Congress chief Praveen Chakravarty additionally tweeted:”The South-North boundary line getting thicker and clearer.” However, he later deleted the tweet.

Weighing in on the debate, the Prime Minister took to X to name out the opposition over the problem.

Modi wrote, “May they be proud of their conceitedness, lies, pessimism and ignorance. But… Beware of their divisive agenda.

“An previous habit of 70 years can’t go away so simply. Also, such is the knowledge of the those who they should be ready for a lot of extra meltdowns forward.”

The Prime Minister’s sentiment was additionally echoed by many, who rubbished the North-South declare. Among those who supported the thought of India as a complete are political professional Yashwant Deshmukh, and journalist-author Savio Rodrigues.

The assembly polls in these states had been touted as a semi-final contest forward of the final elections in lower than six months.

(*70*) the BJP’s spectacular efficiency within the Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the results point out that “Indians are firmly with politics of good governance”.

As get together staff celebrated with crackers, drums and sweets, he mentioned the efforts to divide individuals on the idea of caste didn’t work. Those abusing the investigating companies have been rejected too, the Prime Minister added.

Despite a less-than-stellar efficiency in Telangana, the BJP managed to inflict vital harm within the intently watched Kamareddy Assembly constituency.