Narendra Modi labelled the Congress a ‘deal party’. Photo: ReutersBengaluru: It was time for Karnataka to say goodbye to the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday at an election rally. Launching a broadside against the state’s ruling party ahead of elections on 12 May, the prime minister labelled the Congress a “deal party”. Also Read: The arithmetic behind the Karnataka electoral contestDuring Manmohan Singh’s tenure as prime minister, he said, the remote control was with Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. However, in the four years of the Modi government, the remote control has been with the people, the prime minister said.

Source: Mint May 09, 2018 07:07 UTC