New Delhi: Ahead of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s visit to his constituency, Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, saying India’s institutions have been the biggest casualty of dynasty politics.

On Wednesday, PM Modi wrote in his blog, “From the press to parliament, from soldiers to free speech, from the constitution to the courts, institutional insult is the Congress way.”

“Everyone is wrong, only the Congress is correct; as you go to vote- remember the past and how one family's desire for power cost the nation so greatly”, he wrote in the concluding lines of the blog.

“If they could do it then, they can surely do it now. Eternal vigilance remains the price of liberty. Let us stay vigilant and work hard to strengthen the intuitions given to us by the makers of our Constitution” he wrote.

“Political parties are vibrant bodies that manifest diverse public opinion. Sadly, Congress does not believe in internal democracy. If a leader dares to dream to head that party, he or she is shunted out of the Congress,” he wrote.

He attacked the top leadership of Congress for being out on bail and said: “The sense of entitlement can be seen in their conduct towards routine legal processes. At present, their top leadership is on bail vis-a-vis a major scam. When the authorities seek to question them on their dealings, they do not even bother to reply. Are they scared of accountability or do they not believe in it?”

He also targeted the party for alleged contempt of court: “Congress’ contempt for the courts is anyway legendary. It was Mrs. Indira Gandhi who called for a “committed judiciary”, which seeks to make the courts more loyal to a family than to the Constitution”.

This pursuit of a “committed judiciary” made Congress overlook several respected Judges while appointing the Chief Justice of India. Congress’ modus operandi is simple- reject, discredit and threaten. If a judicial verdict goes against them, they reject it, then they discredit the judge and thereafter, talk about bringing impeachment motions against the judge, he said.

He slammed the Congress party over alleged curtailing of the freedom of the press. He said : “The recent UPA years saw the bringing of a law that could land you in prison for posting anything “offensive. A tweet against the son of a powerful UPA minister could land innocent citizens in jail.”

Amid attack by the opposition parties alleging that the Modi government has been undermining government institutions, the PM accused Congress of mistreatment of the government bodies. He wrote in his blog: “In a telling comment, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi called the Planning Commission led by Dr. Manmohan Singh, ‘A bunch of jokers.’ This comment gives you a glimpse of how Congress treats government institutions”.

He targeted Rahul Gandhi for tearing an ordinance in the year 2013 and said: “A policy decision taken by no less than the Union Cabinet was torn into pieces by someone who was not a member of any ministry and that too, in a press conference.”

About defence sector he said: “Congress has always seen the defence sector as a source of income which is why the armed forces never got the respect from the Congress that they deserved. After 1947, every Congress government has seen multiple defence scams. They began with jeeps and then moved to guns, submarines and helicopters.

“Every middleman is linked to one family”, he said.

He also targeted the party for lower productivity of Lok Sabha in its term: “The overall productivity of the 16th Lok Sabha was a phenomenal 85%, which is significantly higher than the productivity of the 15th Lok Sabha.”

“Between 2014 and 2019, the Rajya Sabha’s productivity was 68%. The Interim Budget session witnessed productivity of 89% in the Lok Sabha and a mere 8% in the Rajya Sabha”, he said drawing comparison.

He highlighted, in his blog post, the BJP-led government’s achievements in the last five years.