Ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that the corrupt will have to go to jail and that he will not be deterred by any threats.

Addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Karauli, PM Modi hit out at the previous Congress-led state government over recruitment exam paper leaks, saying the party is steeped in corruption and found opportunities to loot even in jobs for the youth.

He once again hit out at the Congress over the Katchatheevu island issue and said that not only the party's history but its intentions are also dangerous.

The prime minister said strict action is being taken against the corrupt across the country, including Rajasthan, and this is why the opposition has formed the "INDI alliance" against him.

"On one side there is Modi, who says remove corruption. On the other side are those who say save the corrupt. All these people who have set out to save the corrupt listen carefully, no matter how many threats you give to Modi, the corrupt will have to go to jail. This is Modi's guarantee," he said.

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are not about who will become an MP and who will not.

"This election is about giving a new energy to the resolve for a 'Viksit Bharat'," he said.

Attacking the Congress, PM Modi said the party played a dirty game of appeasement for votes in Rajasthan.

"Congress leaders demolished temples and took over their lands. Stones were pelted on a Ram Navami procession here," he said.

The 'shehzada' (prince) of the Congress goes abroad and says that India is not a nation and demands proof if India conducts a surgical strike, the prime minister said without naming anyone.

PM Modi also targeted Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for asking why the prime minister talked about the abrogation of Article 370, which accorded a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, during a rally in Rajasthan's Churu.