Launching a scathing attack on Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other leaders of the INDIA bloc over the kind of language being used in Bihar’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’, the BJP on Thursday accused the Opposition of engaging in the “politics of abuse”, adding that the people of the poll-bound state are watching and evaluating this type of language and will respond to it as well.
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, BJP national spokesperson and MP Dr. Sambit Patra hit out at Rahul Gandhi, saying that the leader of the Opposition is the “new Mani Shankar Aiyar of Congress” and alleging that his repeated use of derogatory language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflected the Opposition’s “arrogance and political frustration”.
Patra said that the language being used by Congress and RJD supporters in Bihar was “deeply disturbing” and a matter of “shame” for a party that once associated itself with the freedom struggle. “The same party that followed Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals has now turned into a ‘Gali Wali Congress’, a party belonging only to the Gandhi family,” he added.
“Today, a political party has turned into an abusive party. This is not Mahatma Gandhi’s party but the fake Gandhi’s party. They carry a sense of entitlement, believing that Bharat belongs only to them. If they do not get political power, they do not even hesitate to abuse those who are democratically elected,” Patra said.
The BJP MP further said that the people of Bihar are watching and evaluating this type of language and will respond to it as well.
“Now, there is no difference between Rahul Gandhi, Mani Shankar Aiyar, and Sanjay Raut. Rahul Gandhi himself has become the Mani Shankar of the Congress party. The politics of abuse is not limited to the Prime Minister alone,” the BJP MP contended.
“Just look at the situation, no constitutional authority is spared by the so-called Opposition of this country. They have dragged even the Supreme Court to the streets, showing bias against its judgements. In the past, they even went as far as calling the Army Chief a ‘roadside goon’,” Patra said.