Bengaluru, May 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress during a public meeting in Bengaluru, accusing the opposition party of "betraying" allies and people alike, while describing it as a "parasitic political force" surviving at the expense of regional parties.

Addressing BJP workers and supporters during his visit to Karnataka for the 45th anniversary celebrations of the Art of Living Foundation, PM Modi said Congress had lost public trust across the country due to what he termed "fake guarantees", poor governance and internal power struggles.

"No Congress state government has returned to power a second time. Within a few months of forming the government, anti-incumbency starts against the...