COOCH BEHAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed opposition bloc INDIA for spreading canards about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said it is "Modi ki guarantee to provide citizenship to those who have faith in Maa Bharati (Mother India)".
Addressing a mega rally at Rash Mela grounds in West Bengal's Cooch Behar, Modi also criticised the opposition parties for trying to save the corrupt and asserted that he will ensure that they are punished.
"They (INDIA bloc) never cared for the marginalised communities. Now that we have brought CAA, they are spreading rumours and lies. It is Modi ki guarantee to provide citizenship to those who have faith in Maa Bharati," he said.
Hitting out at the INDIA bloc, Modi said the "opposition alliance is busy indulging in politics of lies and deceit".
"I am saying remove corruption; the opposition is saying 'save the corrupt'. I will ensure the corrupt are punished, and the poor get justice. In the next five years, more stringent action will be taken against the corrupt," he said.