‘RSS making political decisions for BJP’

Congress leader Gehlot asks BJP to fight his party on policies and principles

March 25, 2018 08:03 am | Updated 06:31 pm IST - Kota (Rajasthan)

Ashok Gehlot.

Ashok Gehlot.

The RSS has become an “extraconstitutional” authority in the country and makes political decisions for the BJP, Congress leader Ashok Gehlot alleged on Saturday.

The involvement of the RSS in government decisions is well-known, Mr. Gehlot told reporters, adding that it should come into open politics after merging with the BJP, instead of misleading people claiming itself to be a nationalist, cultural organisation.

“The RSS has become an extra-Constitutional authority in the country that decides who would be the CM of States, who should be sent to Cabinet and who should go to corporations,” he said, without offering any evidence to support his allegations.

The ex-Chief Minister said Congress leaders are capable of countering the RSS-BJP combine ideologically and politically. He asked the BJP to fight the Congress on policies and principles.

‘BJP to lose polls’

He also predicted that the people of Rajasthan will throw the BJP out of power in the State in the next Assembly elections.

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