PM let nation down by not talking about unfulfilled promises: Congress

The Congress on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his Independence Day address saying he has let the country down by not discussing the promises made by him in the last eight years and by not giving an account of his tenureCongress spokesperson Pawan Khera also took a swipe at Modi over his remarks against nepotism and said he was actually talking about internal politics of the BJP and attacking his own ministers whose sons are occupying high positions in the fields of cricket and politics despite not having expertiseHe also said the prime minister is becoming a victim of his own words and there is no enthusiasm or zest in his speech or heart as most of the promises made in the last eight years remained unfulfilledThe Congress leader also alleged that the BJP has made no contribution to the freedom struggle and they are now trying to whitewash historyThe prime minister has been making promises in the last eight years and is becoming a victim of his own words and now sounds very tired His words sound tiring as there is no passion or zest in his heart and his own words on promises made are troubling him now he told reporters at the AICC headquartersKhera asked what happened to the promises of doubling farmers income giving houses to all bringing back black money employment and giving Rs 15 lakh in every bank accountAll these promises are neither letting him speak nor sleep as he seems tired Khera saidBut today the country expected Modi ji to give a report card and an account of his eight years of rule The farmer was expecting an answer from him on doubling of farmers income of houses for all tap water in every house People expected a report card from him The prime minister has let the entire nation down as well as his supporters as all eyes were on the Red Fort he saidIN PICS PM Modi hoists tricolour at red fort as India celebrates 76th IDayThe Congress leader said today is not the day when politics should be discussed but traditions are being changed in this country and that too by the prime minister himself and thus the need to respond to such lowlevel traditionsHe talked about some political things which I feel is an internal matter of the BJP of nepotism in the BJP as I do not think someone has made a century at the Lords cricket ground but is certainly holding a high position in the world of cricket and another about another minister who did not pass the Indian ForeignService but is holding a high position in a big think tank So this attack was on his own ministers and their sons this Modi ji will himself tell he saidThis internal attack is on his own ministers be it the home minister foreign minister or the defence minister and their sons he saidKhera said historic Independence Day speeches have been given from the Red Fort and it was expected that the prime minister would give a matured speech while understanding his responsibilities and the dignity of his post but it is unfortunate that the prime minister let everyone downAfter unfurling the national flag at the Congress office party leaders marched to Tees January Marg the place where Mahatma Gandhi was killed as a mark of respect to the father of the nationYou will not be able to reduce the stature of Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Sardar Patel Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Instead you should strive to bring yourself forward They have their style of how to whitewash history as they have not made any contribution to the freedom struggle he saidPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Indias 76th Independence DayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever