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Last Updated:November 15, 2025, 16:29 IST
PM Modi made the comment while addressing a gathering on the birth anniversary of tribal icon Bhagwan Birsa Munda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the 'Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas' programme, in Dediapada. (PTI photo)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attacked the Congress, accusing the party of neglecting tribal communities for decades during its rule.
Addressing a large gathering in Dediapada town in Gujarat’s Narmada district, the Prime Minister spoke on the birth anniversary of tribal icon Bhagwan Birsa Munda, observed nationwide as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.
PM Modi said the contribution of tribal communities to India’s freedom struggle had been repeatedly overlooked because “the desire to credit only a few families" dominated earlier governments.
“This recognition should have come long ago, but the desire to credit only a few families led to the neglect of the sacrifice, discipline, and devotion of our tribal brothers and sisters," he told the crowd.
Referring to his visit to the birthplace of Birsa Munda, the Prime Minister said he was the first PM to do so.
Launching a sharp attack on the Congress, PM claimed that tribal communities were ignored for years during their regime.
“Congress left the tribal communities to their fate, there was a lack of proper health facilities, a lack of security, little to no access to education, and almost no connectivity," he noted.
During the event, the Prime Minister also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for several development projects aimed at improving infrastructure and socio-economic conditions in remote tribal areas. These projects, he said, were designed to uplift marginalised communities and ensure they receive the opportunities long denied to them.
The Prime Minister is on a day-long visit to Gujarat. Earlier in the day, he landed at Surat airport, reviewed the progress of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, and then travelled to Devmogra village in Sagbara taluka before reaching Dediapada for the event.
(With inputs from agencies)
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November 15, 2025, 16:28 IST
News politics 'Congress Left Tribals To Their Fate For 60 Years': PM Modi In Gujarat's Dediapada
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