Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegations against Rajiv Gandhi are "atrocious" and the way he now talks reflects that he is highly enraged and has started feeling that time has come for him to return to Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath said Thursday.
"It is a painful thing that Modi has forgot his status. The way he is levelling allegations is atrocious. He is not talking about youths, about farmers, about traders but trying to divert people's attention. He is misleading people," Nath told PTI in an interview.
Modi had said in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district on Saturday that Rajiv Gandhi had died a corrupt person. "Your (Rahul Gandhi's) father was termed 'Mr Clean' by his courtiers, but his life ended as 'Bhrashtachari No. 1' (corrupt no. 1)."
When asked about the fate of Modi, Nath said, "One thing is absolutely clear that Modi is going to return back home (Gujarat). His ghar vapsi (to Gujarat) is certain."
According to the senior Congress leader, the "way Modi is talking, reflects that he is highly enraged and has started feeling that his time is up now."
On Modi stating after the third-fourth phases of polling that the Opposition has already lost the elections, Nath said, "What else he would say? He won't say that he that he is losing ground."
Asked about BSP supremo Mayawati's threat of reviewing support to his government in Madhya Pradesh after the party's Guna candidate pulled out of the election race and joined the Congress, Nath said, "The candidate wanted to join Congress, therefore we cannot stop him from doing so. (Sitting MP Jyotiraditya) Scindia took me into confidence before announcing about it."
On the contest in Bhopal, where senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh is pitted against Pragya Singh Thakur, Nath said, "Singh suggested contesting from a difficult seat than his traditional one as he is already a Rajya Sabha member and therefore his contesting from Bhopal."
On the issue of waiving farmers loans as promised and former chief minister Shivraj Singh's allegations that the list given by the government is nothing but a 'bundle of lies', Nath said, "We have given them a list and now they must point out a single name whose loan is not waived or which name is wrong in it, but they are not doing so. They won't discuss it and only level allegations."
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