New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today slammed Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and the other leaders of the INDIA bloc over the kind of language being used in Bihar’s ‘Voter Adhikaar Yatra,’ accusing them of engaging in the “politics of abuse”.
Addressing a press briefing here, BJP National Spokesperson Sambit Patra said, “There’s no difference between Rahul Gandhi, Mani Shankar Aiyar and Sanjay Raut. There’s a competition among the INDIA bloc leaders. Rahul Gandhi is the new Mani Shankar Aiyar of Congress. This politics of abuse is not limited to the Prime Minister.”
Patra also took strong exception to the criticism of constitutional institutions by Rahul Gandhi and condemned the controversial remarks made by Congress’ Sandeep Dikshit against Army Chief Bipin Rawat in 2017.
“The so-called opposition of the country has spared no constitutional authority. You have dragged the Supreme Court to the streets. You are showing that there is bias in the judgment of the Supreme Court. This is nothing but an assault on the Supreme Court. In the past, you have called the Army Chief as ‘sadak ka gunda’,” the BJP Lok Sabha MP said.
Additionally, he also accused Rahul Gandhi of making baseless allegations and using offensive language against the country’s democratic institutions, such as the CBI, Election Commission, and Enforcement Directorate.
“Every day, the Election Commission has to pass Agnipariksha due to some unfounded allegation. On the streets, you allege some kind of fraud against the constitutional authority of India. You call EC, PM chor (thief). This is gaali waali (abusive) Congress,” Patra added. UNI AJ SSP
