Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a veiled yet stinging attack on the Congress, accusing those who “pretend to uphold the Constitution and shed crocodile tears in the name of social justice” of committing decades of injustice for political gain, leaving Chhattisgarh deprived of roads, schools, and hospitals under the shadow of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE).

Addressing the Chhattisgarh Rajat Mahotsav in Nava Raipur to mark the 25th anniversary of the state’s formation, the Prime Minister said the people had endured 50–55 years of pain due to Maoist terrorism.

“Those who ruled the country for decades abandoned the people to their fate while enjoying the comforts of life,” he charged, in a clear reference to the Congress-led UPA regimes, without naming them directly.

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