Cong raising storm over citizenship law: PM Modi in Jharkhand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Congress and its allies of raising a storm over citizenship law, asserting that the opposition parties were fuelling unrest and arson over the issue in several parts of the country.

Without mentioning any party or community, Modi said those 'fanning the fire' could be identified by their clothes.

"People who are setting fire (to property) can be seen on TV... They can be identified by the clothes they are wearing," he said during an election rally here.

The prime minister claimed that opposition was providing tacit support to the violent protests that erupted in the Northeast and West Bengal over the amended Act.

"The Congress and its allies are stoking fire over the Citizenship Act, but people of Northeast have rejected violence. Actions of the Congress prove that all decisions taken in Parliament are correct," he said.

Condemning the overseas protests by the grand old party, he said, "For the first time, the Congress did what Pakistanis has been doing for long."
Listing the achievements of the BJP governments at the Centre and the state, the PM said, "I am your sevak (servant). I have come here to give an account of the development work done by our party in the state."