Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a big attack on the Congress party on Sunday. The PM has mentioned the Katchatheevu island which was handed over by the Indian government to the Sri Lankan government decades ago. Katchatheevu is a small, uninhabited island between India and Sri Lanka but it has great importance for fishermen. Prime Minister Modi has accused Congress of weakening the unity, integrity and interests of India. Let us understand what this whole controversy is about.
What did PM Modi say?
PM Modi tweeted on X saying that new facts show how Congress has ruthlessly abandoned Katchatheevu. Every Indian is angry with this and it has settled in the minds of people that we can never trust Congress. PM Modi said that undermining the unity, integrity and interests of India has been the modus operandi of Congress for 75 years.
What is Katchatheevu Island dispute?
BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said that I would like to remind the entire country that Katchatheevu belonged to India till 1975 and it is just 25 km from the Indian coast in Tamil Nadu. Earlier Indian fishermen used to go there but during the reign of Indira Gandhi the then government handed it over to Sri Lanka. It was also said in that agreement that no Indian fisherman could go there. Because of this many fishermen were caught and put in jail and had to endure torture. Neither DMK raises this issue nor Congress raises this issue. Sudhanshu Trivedi said that targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Trivedi asked why he is silent on this issue and he should tell people that not only his party but also his family is responsible for this.
Amit Shah also attacked
Home Minister Amit Shah has also attacked Congress on the Katchatheevu controversy. He said that Congress abandoned Katchatheevu and he has no regrets for it. The Home Minister said that sometimes a Congress MP talks about dividing the country and sometimes defames Indian culture and traditions. This shows that they are against the unity and integrity of India. They only want to divide or break our country.
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