Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked people to reject those who divide society and make false promises and alleged that there was match-fixing between his party and the RSS on quota issue.
Addressing a poll rally in Kahalgaon near Bhagalpur for the upcoming Bihar polls, Ms. Gandhi said, “Bihar is at a crucial crossroad. From here the future of both Bihar and the country will be determined. You have to decide whether from here on the country will move towards divisiveness or harmony.”
“Modi is trying to mislead the people of Bihar. The package he announced is more farcical than real. What is the truth of this package? Prime Minister, an expert in packaging and repackaging, has simply rehashed old schemes of previous governments and presented them as a new package. What not he has said to belittle the people of Bihar,” she said.
“There is match-fixing going on between Nagpur and BJP. But I want to tell you that Congress is committed to Constitutional provisions on SC, ST and OBC quotas.”
Terming the 15-month rule of Mr. Modi as “harmful” for the country, the Congress chief said, “You are all aware of the 15 months record of BJP’s policies that have adversely affected the country. Hasn’t unemployment increased, have budget cuts not been made on welfare schemes for women, are farmers getting fair price for their produce.”
She also charged that Mr. Modi was discriminating with opposition Chief Ministers and States ruled by them and questioned his sabka saath, sabka vikas slogan, asking whether people of such States did not belong to the country.
