In the run-up to assembly elections in Gujarat next month, Congress President Sonia Gandhi launched her party's election campaign on Saturday with a rally in Anand, a known BJP-stronghold.
The Congress has also challenged Modi for a public debate on the issue of development in the state and said it would expose Modi's ''tall claims'' about his government's achievements.
Sonia Gandhi launched a scathing attack on BJP over the Sethusamudram issue saying how could a party which drags Lord Ram's name for political gains be trusted.
Gandhi said that the Sethusamudram project was being ''used these days as a means to arouse the emotions of people''.
''Why don't they tell the truth that it was during the BJP rule and under the NDA regime that the project came about? You should know this truth and tell other people as well.
''Did they (BJP) not think about Lord Ram while deciding about the scheme,'' she said, adding the UPA government was looking at all aspects of the issue without hurting the sentiments of any religion.
''For the Congress party, all religions are equal,'' she added.
Attacking the Narendra Modi government, the Congress President said ''for sometime now, a question is being asked within the country and outside about the kind of people playing a leadership role in the state''.
Gandhi said it was unfortunate that the reins of the government are in the hands of people who have nothing to do with the high morals of society, politics and humanity.
All signs seem to indicate that the recent Tehelka sting, which sought to expose Modi's direct links with the Gujarat riots, will be made an election issue. (With PTI inputs)
Source : NDTV.com
The Congress has also challenged Modi for a public debate on the issue of development in the state and said it would expose Modi's ''tall claims'' about his government's achievements.
Sonia Gandhi launched a scathing attack on BJP over the Sethusamudram issue saying how could a party which drags Lord Ram's name for political gains be trusted.
Gandhi said that the Sethusamudram project was being ''used these days as a means to arouse the emotions of people''.
''Why don't they tell the truth that it was during the BJP rule and under the NDA regime that the project came about? You should know this truth and tell other people as well.
''Did they (BJP) not think about Lord Ram while deciding about the scheme,'' she said, adding the UPA government was looking at all aspects of the issue without hurting the sentiments of any religion.
''For the Congress party, all religions are equal,'' she added.
Attacking the Narendra Modi government, the Congress President said ''for sometime now, a question is being asked within the country and outside about the kind of people playing a leadership role in the state''.
Gandhi said it was unfortunate that the reins of the government are in the hands of people who have nothing to do with the high morals of society, politics and humanity.
All signs seem to indicate that the recent Tehelka sting, which sought to expose Modi's direct links with the Gujarat riots, will be made an election issue. (With PTI inputs)
Source : NDTV.com


