It is the country’s misfortune that leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc are openly talking about “fighting against shakti”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Addressing an election rally in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, he said, “Ours is the place of Maa Shakti… In every corner of Hindustan, worshipping shakti is a part of our natural spiritual journey. We are a country which never shuns the worship of Shakti.” Modi said that the leaders of INDI Alliance openly throw a challenge that their fight is against shakti. Rahul Gandhi had said by ‘shakti’ he meant “power” and accused the prime minister of twisting his words. Modi questioned if anyone can finish shakti and challenged the power of shakti. Gandhi had earlier said, “We are fighting against a ‘shakti’.” He added that the power he mentioned is the mask of that power and they are fighting against it. He said it is the power of unrighteousness, corruption, and falsehood. The Shakumbhari Devi temple is located in the Jasmour area, about 40 km north of Saharanpur.