PM Modi wanted to throw away Constitution, but ended up bowing before it: Rahul Gandhi

PATNA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had harboured a wish to “throw away” the Constitution, but ended up bowing before it after the BJP’s below-expectation performance in the Lok Sabha polls.

The Leader of the Opposition made the charge at a ‘Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan’ here while mimicking the PM, evoking peals of laughter from the crowds.

Holding a copy of the Constitution close to his head, Gandhi said, “When Modiji entered Parliament after winning a third term, he did like this. He wanted to throw the Constitution away. But our concerted fight made him give up his boast of a 400-plus seat win for the BJP.”