Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on March 21 in a news conference trained their guns on the ruling BJP over the “freezing” of the party’s bank accounts. Addressing a press conference, the Congress President said that it was a “dangerous game” and demanded a “level playing field.”
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Former party chief Sonia Gandhi accused Mr. Modi of carrying out “a systematic effort to financially cripple the party”. Questioning why Constitutional authorities have not intervened so far, Rahul Gandhi said the assertion is that India is a democracy is a “lie”.
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In a retort to the Opposition party, BJP national president J.P. Nadda responded saying that the Congress is “blaming their irrelevance on financial troubles. In reality, their bankruptcy is moral and intellectual, not financial.”
In pictures | Model Code of Conduct in practiceFormer Karnataka chief minister and sitting MP D.V. Sadananda Gowda, who is upset with the BJP, said he is not quitting the saffron party to join the Congress, and would work towards “purification” of the party’s state unit.
The 71-year-old leader is “upset” over being denied the ticket to contest again in the Lok Sabha polls from Bangalore North.
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