Congress leader Anand Sharma said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "misleading people".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was stoking "communal polarisation" in Bihar as the BJP stared at a "big defeat" in the on-going Bihar elections, the Congress alleged today.
The attack was seen as a response to PM Modi's charge against the 'Grand Alliance' that it was trying to reduce out five per cent reservation from schedule castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes to give it to a "particular community".
"The Prime Minister is habitual when it comes to attempts at communal polarisation during elections. The BJP is staring at a big defeat," party's senior spokesman Anand Sharma said.
Claiming that these are "desperate attempts" by the Prime Minister, he said that PM Modi "never believes in speaking truth and ....is comfortable with lies".
Accusing the Prime Minister of misleading people, he said the Supreme Court has already settled the quota issue.
"These leaders are making a devious plan. They are conspiring to take away 5 per cent reservation of dalits, mahadalits, backwards and extremely backwards and give it to a particular community.
"I come from an extremely backward class and understand the pain of having been born to a poor woman. I will not allow this to happen. I pledge to protect the rights of dalits, mahadalits and backwards even if it means sacrificing my life," PM Modi had told an election rally in Buxar earlier in the day.
Congress is part of the 'Grand Alliance' which also includes the Janata Dal (United) and Rashriya Janata Dal.