Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the prime minister is making irrelevant statements during his campaign in poll-bound Gujarat because he is "baffled" on seeing the BJP "losing" in the elections. The Congress leader further said Modi is speaking about everything other than Gujarat.
"If he would have reacted to the statements made by his own party members like Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Shatrughan Sinha, rather than reacting to Congress, that would have been better. When he talks about internal democracy within the party, he should be talking about what happened to Lal Krishna Advani, Keshubhai Patel, Anandiben Patel, the murdered leader Haren Pandya, Kanshiram Rana, Murli Manohar Joshi, Sanjay Joshi," reported IANS.
Claiming that the saffron party will suffer a setback in t he elections, he said the Congress party understands the prime minister's confusion. “We request the prime minister in a statement that though you may lose the decency of words and break political boundaries and precedents, we are Gandhi's heirs, and as Mahatma Gandhi taught us, against all your violence, we will answer with non-violence, against all your 'goondagardi', we shall answer with decency, this is Rahul Gandhi's simplicity and his way," added Surjewala, according to IANS.
Hailing Rahul Gandhi, he said the Congress vice president is known for his simplicity and honesty.
"Now the country has two models, one model which changes his dress four times a day, wears a Rs 10 lakh suit and has it auctioned for Rs 4 crore, which depends on 'Jumla' speeches and sweet tongue. Whereas the other model is of Rahul Gandhi and Congress model, which is simplicity and honesty,” he said and added that the bad governance of the BJP both at the Centre and the Gujarat have forced the people of the state to turn to Congress.
Addressing an election rally, the prime minister had said, "They call us a government of the rich. It is the blessings of the poor that make us rich. Our asset is the hardwork of the poor. Our government worked for tribal welfare, ensured better education, healthcare."
(With IANS inputs)
