Congress says it is a ‘U-turn’ government

Lists 25 ‘reversals,’ alleges ‘doublespeak’ on foreign policy

Congress communications in-charge Ajay Maken

The Congress accused the Modi government on Monday of averaging one “U-turn” a week in the six months it has been in power.

Calling it a “U-turn government,” the Congress came out with a compilation of turnarounds on 25 promises made by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the run-up to the Lok Sabha election.

Responding to the Congress charge, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said: “The main fallacy of the Congress allegation is that they want our government to do everything we talked of. If that be the case, what about the failed promises of the Congress after ruling the country for 60 years? Our government will deliver on all fronts that have been promised. We will only do all the right things.”

Releasing the booklet, Congress communications in-charge Ajay Maken clarified that “flagging issues on which the BJP leadership had changed its position after coming to power does not mean we are endorsing their earlier stance on these issues.”

Apart from the government’s volte-face on black money, the Congress list of 25 “U-turns” alleges “double-speak” on foreign policy.

Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s repeated criticism of the UPA government for not securing the country from intrusions, the Congress pointed out that 1,000 Chinese troops had been camping in Indian territory during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit.

“After having publicly trashed the Aadhaar scheme, the BJP is now promoting it for the same reasons that the Congress introduced it,” Mr. Maken said.