Sonia says BJP Will Ruin ‘Bharatiyata’; BJP Tells Her to Learn First

TIR, New Delhi: In a televised message, the Congress President Sonia Gandhi unleashed the Congress party’s strongest attack on the BJP, this election season. 

The Congress President did not name the BJP but said that their vision was clouded with hatred and falsehood and added that their divisive and autocratic ideology will drive the country to the ruination of ‘Bharatiyata’ and ‘Hindustaniyat’. 

The message was telecasted on several leading television news channels on Monday night as a paid-ad by the Congress. Retorting to Gandhi’s accusation, the BJP President Rajnath Singh said that the Congress and Sonia Gandhi should first learn and understand what Bharatiyata means.

As per the latest opinion poll conducted by a news channel, the BJP is set to emerge as the single largest party by gain 226 seats and the alliance led by the party, NDA is estimated to cross the magical mark of 272 by gaining 275 seats. The latest opinion poll suggests that the BJP may not need to look for new post poll coalition partners after May 16.

The Congress, which is led by Rahul Gandhi is set to face a major defeat after being in power for a decade.

Responding to Sonia Gandhi’s unexpected attack, the BJP leader Arun Jaitley said that last minute messages on paid television time cannot change the electoral agenda. He further said that the message will not click with the people of India since price rise, corruption, mismanagement of the economy, dilution of Prime Minister’s office can never be a part of ‘Bharatiyata’ or ‘Hindustaniyat’.

The BJP leaders went on to say that Sonia Gandhi’s speech reflected her party’s acceptance of Rahul Gandhi’s failure as the leader. Jaitley, who lashed out at the Congress President, through his blog said that the idea behind the message was to change the main communicator of the party from the son to the mother, which reflects the lack of confidence in Rahul Gandhi, whose speeches do not click with the people of the country.

Reacting to the strong rebuttal by the BJP, Priyanka Gandhi told reporters that the BJP is terming the message as a desperate attempt to woo masses because they did not like the truth which her mother said in her appeal.