Lashing out at  the Congress for insulting institutions, including Parliament, judiciary, media and the armed forces, when it was in power, Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked people to make a judicious decision while exercising their franchise during the Lok Sabha poll, beginning next month.

“As you go to vote - remember the past and how one family’s desire for power cost the nation so greatly. If they could do it then, theycan surely do it now,” Modi wrote in his blog .

“Think wisely: From the press to parliament. From soldiers to freespeech.From the constitution to the courts. Institutional insult is the Congress way,” he said continuing his attack on the Congress which has challenged his claims on development and national security.

“Everyone is wrong, only the Congress is correct,” he said, takinga dig at the principal opposition party.

India has seen that whenever dynastic politics has been powerful,institutions have taken a severe beating, he said.

Referring to parliamentary proceedings, he said, “The nation knowsthe numerical dynamics of both houses. It is clear that when a non-dynastyparty [has a] higher number, its tendency to work more is visible... Which were the forces disrupting the House and why.”

His Government has changed things as it puts institutions above everything else, the Prime Minister said

On the issue of  freedom of expression, the Prime Minister allegedthat dynastic parties have ever been comfortable with a free and vibrant press.

“No wonder, the very first constitutional amendment brought in bythe Congress Government sought to curtail free speech. Speaking truthto power, which is the hallmark of a free press was seen as vulgarand indecent,” Modi wrote.

He pointed out that the UPA years saw the bringing of a law thatcould land you in prison for posting anything “offensive”.

“A tweet against the son of a powerful UPA minister could land innocent citizens in jail ... The nation watched with horror when a few youngsterswere arrested for expressing their true feelings at a programme inKarnataka, where the Congress is sharing power,” he said.

Modi said he wants to tell the Congress that “no amount of intimidation”will change the ground realities. “Curbing freedom of expressionwill not change people’s poor impression of the party.”

Referring to Emergency, he said it was imposed to “safeguard” theinterests of a “dynasty”.

“The Congress has imposed Article 356 almost a hundred times, with Mrs. Indira Gandhi herself doing so about fifty times. If they didnot like a State Government or leader the government was dismissed,” he wrote.

Referring to the judiciary, he alleged that Congress’ contempt forcourts “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,” he claimed.

This pursuit of a “committed judiciary”, Modi said, made Congressoverlook 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 theydiscredit the judge and thereafter, talk about bringing impeachmentmotions against the judge,” he said apparently referring to moves to impeach then CJI DipakMisra.

He said from CAG to the erstwhile Planning Commission, Congressnever respected institutions.

 “In a telling comment, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi called the Planning Commission led by Dr Manmohan Singh, ‘A bunch of jokers’,”he said.

In an oblique  reference to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law Robert Vadra’s appearance before investigating agencies, he said,” The sense of entitlement can be seen in their conduct towards routinelegal 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.”

He also accused the Congress of lacking “internal democracy”, sayingif a leader dares to dream to head that party, he or she is shunted out.

Modi’s attack against the Congress came on a day its general secretaryPriyanka Gandhi Vadra also accused him of undermining every institutionin the country.