Live reporting: Congress has become a liability for the country, says Modi at Ranchi rally

He said Congress leaders were doing the same today.  Attacking Congress, Modi said the ruling party at the Centre has become a “liability” and a “crisis” for the country as it has lost connection with the masses.
 
“Congress party, its governments and its leaders cannot listen to the voices of the people....People today want development, not division, they want opportunity, not political opportunism, they want security, not poison of communalism,” he said.

Attacking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue of inflation, the Gujarat Chief Minister said despite holding a meeting of Chief Ministers on price rise three years ago, the government has so far failed to take any steps in that regard.
 
He claimed that he was made a head of a committee to recommend steps to curb price rise.

“There were two other CMs from UPA and Congress-ruled states. We gave 62 actionable points and recommended 20 initiatives. The PM said we did a good job. But two-and-a-half years have lapsed and no action has been taken. The central government has been paralysed,” Modi said.

Addressing a rally in Mumbai last week, Modi had slammed Rahul Gandhi on the issue of corruption.