"People of Bihar and nation will never forgive them": Dilip Jaiswal slams INDIA bloc over remark against PM Modi's late mother

New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Dilip Jaiswal on Wednesday lambasted the INDIA bloc leaders over alleged 'derogatory remarks' made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late mother during the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', asserting that the people of Bihar and the nation would "never forgive them".
Reacting to PM Modi's statement on the issue, the BJP leader said the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress leaders had crossed all limits of political decency.
"The way abuses were hurled against the mother of the PM by the INDIA bloc alliance during the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra'. And after that, they did not even realise or say anything; the people of Bihar and the nation will never forgive them... That is why the people of Bihar and the whole nation are asking members of the INDIA alliance which 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' they went for, in which abuses were hurled against a mother." Jaiswal told ANI.
The BJP leader stressed that targeting the family members of political opponents was unacceptable and reflected the alliance's desperation. He accused the INDI bloc of indulging in cheap politics and said their silence after the remark was as damaging as the remark itself.
On Tuesday, Dilip Jaiswal got emotional while listening to PM Modi's speech at an event in Bihar where PM was responding to the derogatory remarks made against him and his late mother.
Jaiswal strongly condemned the remarks and said that there cannot be a bigger sin than abusing the late mother of the Prime Minister.
"There can be no bigger sin than abusing the late mother of Prime Minister Modi from the platform of Congress and RJD. Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav have shamed the land of Bihar... I also got emotional... One should not stoop so low to get power," Jaiswal told ANI.
PM Modi, speaking at an event in Bihar, responded to the remarks and criticised the Congress, saying the party has never tolerated backwards or exceptionally backwards people moving ahead.
PM Modi said, "The struggles (Tapasya) of a poor mother, the suffering of her son--these young princes born into royal families cannot understand. These 'naamdaar' people were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. The power of the country and Bihar seems like an inheritance of their family to them."
He further criticised the Congress, saying the party has never tolerated backwards or extremely backwards people moving ahead. "Congress has never tolerated a backwards or extremely backwards person moving ahead! They think that 'namdaars' have the right to abuse 'kaamdaars'... that is why they abuse," he said.
The Prime Minister also lauded the role of women in defeating the RJD in Bihar, saying they were instrumental in removing the party from power.
"Bihar has come out of that darkness after a long battle. All you women of Bihar have played a very big role in removing RJD and defeating it repeatedly. That is why, be it the RJD or Congress, these people are most upset with you, women, today. These people want to take revenge on you; they are looking for an opportunity so that they can punish you," he said.
PM Modi condemned the abusive remarks directed at his late mother, saying they were an insult to all mothers, sisters, and daughters in India.
"Mother is our world. Mother is our self-respect. I had not even imagined what happened a few days ago in this tradition-rich Bihar. My mother was abused from the stage of RJD-Congress in Bihar... These abuses are not just an insult to my mother. These are insults to the mothers, sisters and daughters of the country," he said. (ANI)