Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments about the Congress party’s pledge to redistribute wealth have sparked ongoing controversy. Modi doesn’t seem to be backing down, even after the Congress filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (SECI) regarding the Prime Minister’s claim that the party wants to redistribute wealth among Muslims. In fact, during his remarks at his rallies on Wednesday, he is becoming more critical of the Congress on this issue.

The PM on Monday returned to Rajasthan, just after two days of addressing the issue in that very state.

In a 90-second segment of his speech in Rajasthan, PM Modi said he had presented some truths to the country, which caused a rift in the Congress.

The Prime Minister restated the Congress’s goal of obtaining public property and dividing it among its “khaas log.” He exposed this as vote-bank politics when he referred to it as the Congress’ hidden agenda.

The “Wealth Redistribution Survey” is not mentioned in the Congress’s and its leaders’ manifesto, but the BJP is refering to a video of Rahul Gandhi’s speech on April 6 at the manifesto launch event, where he made a similar claim. Now, the prime minister is citing Gandhi’s claim, saying that during a speech, their “neta” made a public declaration of their desire to redistribute wealth.

By bringing up the reservation issue and claiming that the Congress had previously pursued Muslim reservation, Modi further intensified his attack and raised doubts about their motivations. According to him, the Andhra Pradesh Congress attempted multiple times between 2004 and 2010 to introduce Muslim reservations as a pilot project, with the intention of implementing them across the country. He went on, “But the Supreme Court did not allow it.”