He said that a toolkit recently tried to discredit Assam tea, which is famous worldwide, and yoga, a legacy of our ancient saints, as part of a “conspiracy”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of openly supporting forces who are out to destroy the identity of Assam tea and destroy the tea industry.
Addressing an election rally in this Upper Assam city, a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacted with tea plantation workers here, Mr. Modi alleged that the party was “proud and proud” of the state’s oldest industry Is playing
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He said that a toolkit recently tried to discredit Assam tea, which is famous worldwide, and yoga, a legacy of our ancient saints, as part of a “conspiracy”.
He said, “There was a conspiracy against Assam tea. You must have heard of a toolkit. He tried to destroy the tea gardens of Assam. No Indian will let this happen.”
The Prime Minister was explicitly referring to the controversial toolkit of Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg, which she tweeted and then deleted, outlining the ways in which people can participate in farmers’ protests.
One of the points allegedly mentioned was to “disrupt the image of Yoga and Chai of India in general”.
“The Congress is supporting such forces. And in doing so there is a temple feeling to come here and ask for the votes of the tea garden workers. They have fallen so low. The problems of tea workers are better than a ‘chaiwala’ Who can understand, “Mr. . Modi, referring to his humble background, said that when he was a little boy, he used to sell tea at the railway station and in trains in his native Gujarat.
He also said that a few days ago the Congress circulated earlier photographs from Sri Lanka’s tea gardens and Taiwan as tea gardens of Assam.
The Prime Minister said, “There can be a mistake once, but when it has been repeated, it reflects the mindset. It is injustice and disrespect to the beautiful land of Assam.”
Attacking the Congress, he said, “Those who talk of Asam’s ‘Asmita’ (identity), the mask has been removed from their faces.”
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