Mangaluru :   The Congress-JDS government in Karnataka is the inspiration for the two ruling coalition partners was “Pariwarvad” (dynasty), but for the BJP it was “Rashtrawad” (nationalism) said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday at Nehru Maidan.

The Congress-JDS government in Karnataka as the “enemy” of farmers, accusing it of having failed to provide a list of beneficiaries for the Centre’s scheme to deposit Rs 6,000 a year into farmers’ accounts, he said.

The “Mahamilavat” (adulterated) culture of Congress has destroyed not only traditions, but also weakened the Defence and the economy, Modi said.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will return to power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Saturday that the Union government will create a separate ministry for fisheries once the Lok Sabha election results are announced on May 23.

The Union government, in the Budget presented this February, had mentioned the creation of a separate department for fisheries.

The Prime Minister said the government has begun extending the Kisan Credit Card facilities to fishermen. He said that the BJP has decided (as mentioned in its 2019 manifesto) to implement Matsya Sampada Yojana for fishermen.According to the manifesto, an allocation of ₹10,000 crore will be made under the yojana to ensure availability of storage and marketing tools, and infrastructure like ice boxes, cold storages, ice plants and the like, for small and traditional fishermen. Criticising the Congress and its allies, the PM said the Opposition parties have gone to the extent of calling the Army chief a ‘goonda’.

They have stooped to low levels, he said, and added that they also demanded proof of the surgical strike as they did not trust the county’s Armed Forces.

Mr. Modi said the Congress and its allies, including the JD(S), believed in dynastic politics and promoting the last member of the family in politics, while the BJP believed in nationality and pushing the last member in the lower strata of the society to the forefront.