Congress has develop into a legal responsibility for the nation says Modi

In a scathing assault on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (February 22, 2026) accused the principal Opposition celebration of indulging in “soiled and shameless politics”. Linking the celebration’s youth wing’s “shirtless” protest on Friday (February 20, 2026) on the AI Affect Summit in New Delhi to the nation’s picture, Mr. Modi mentioned the Congress and its ecosystem had touched a brand new low.

Describing the topless protest as “nangi rajneeti” (bare politics) in entrance of business leaders, he mentioned it was an instance of ideological chapter that had lowered the dignity of a world occasion. “Everyone is aware of you might be bare. You don’t must take off garments,” Mr. Modi mentioned, addressing a public assembly in Meerut on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Namo Bharat Regional Speedy Transit System (RRTS) and Meerut Metro.

Separating the Congress from the remainder of the Opposition, Mr. Modi mentioned even the Congress’s allies had abandoned it on the difficulty. He requested the media to not generalise his criticism of the Congress as that of the complete Opposition. “Had been the TMC [Trinamool Congress], DMK [Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam], BSP [Bahujan Samaj Party], or NC [National Conference] liable for the Delhi protest? No, it was simply the Congress that sinned, and I need to publicly pay gratitude to those that have criticised the Congress’s behaviour,” he mentioned.

Reiterating that the Congress management hated him and needed to dig his grave, Mr. Modi mentioned they need to have taken into consideration that the summit was not a Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) or Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) occasion. “It was a nationwide occasion, the primary of its variety organised in a creating nation to take a management function within the twenty first century,” the PM mentioned.

Describing it as a sample, Mr. Modi, for the primary time, reacted to Speaker Om Birla’s apprehension over the picketing of his (Mr. Modi’s) Lok Sabha seat by feminine Congress MPs. “One has to win hearts to develop into PM. One can’t develop into PM by sending feminine MPs to encompass the PM’s chair. What’s the compulsion? Are you that hole?” he mentioned, concentrating on the Chief of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.

Referring to the latest commerce offers with the European Union and the U.S., Mr. Modi mentioned the developed world was desirous to commerce with India. “It was not the case in the course of the Congress rule due to its scam-tainted picture. In the present day, the world feels India can present options to the issues of the twenty first century,” he mentioned. The commerce offers India had struck not too long ago would assist small-scale and cottage industries, he mentioned. “Our precedence is to take the entrepreneurship and expertise of small businessmen and artisans to the world,” he added.

Earlier, Mr. Modi mentioned he had launched his three Lok Sabha election campaigns from Meerut, and that he had requested the Congress to go away its “toxic politics” behind and contest on the event plank. “In the course of the Congress rule, the Metro was operational solely in 5 cities. Compared, the service is now working in 25 cities,” he mentioned.

The programme marked the total operationalisation of the 82 km-long Delhi-Meerut NAMO Bharat hall, alongside the launch of Meerut Metro. Each companies will run on shared infrastructure, a first-of-its-kind initiative within the nation. Anticipated to decongest roads and cut back vehicular emissions, the Delhi–Meerut RRTS guarantees a journey time of 55 minutes from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to Modipuram in Meerut. By comparability, the identical journey took greater than 90 minutes, relying on visitors situations.