Silchar, March 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party, declaring that the nation is punishing them for their past actions and that they are poised to hit a "century of defeats" and are resorting to offence against the nation.

Addressing the gathering after he performed Bhoomi Poojan of the Shillong-Silchar Corridor, PM Modi stated, "You have ousted the Congress from Assam. Today, every state in the country is teaching the Congress a lesson. The Congress is losing election after election. In the near future, Congress is poised to hit a century of defeats. Driven by the desperation of defeat, the Congress has launched an offensive against the nation itself."

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