Rahul Gandhi takes on BJP for allegations on dynasty politics

Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], October 17 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over dynasty politics and said “What is exactly the son of Amit Shah doing?”

Addressing a Press conference, on being asked a question about the BJP targeting Congress on dynasty politics, Rahul alleged that many of their (BJP) children are dynasties.

“What is exactly the son of Amit Shah doing? What does Rajnath Singh’s son do? Last I heard, Amit Shah’s son is running Indian cricket. Please be objective. Look at the BJP, many of their children like Anurag Thakur, are dynasties,” Rahul Gandhi said.

Senior Congress leader also alleged that the ruling Mizo National Front(MNF) and Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) “are the instruments for the RSS and BJP to enter” the northeastern state.

“Both the parties ZPM (Zoram People’s Movement) and MNF (Mizo National Front) are instruments for BJP and RSS to enter the state (Mizoram). Congress party can never be an instrument to enter (state) because we are ideologically completely against the BJP,” he said.

The Congress leader said that the party will win in all five states where elections will be held next month.

“We’re going to win in Mizoram, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. There’s huge support for our government’s work in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. I see a huge upsurge against the BJP across the states,” he said.

Earlier after taking part in a Padyatra from Chanmari (Aizawl) to Raj Bhawan, Rahul Gandhi said, “The Bharat Jodo Yatra celebrated the idea of India, where the diverse languages, religions, cultures and traditions of our country are respected and protected. The BJP destroyed that idea in Manipur. We will not allow them and MNF to do the same in Mizoram.”

After the arrival of Rahul Gandhi in Mizoram, the Congress party also released a list of 39 candidates for the upcoming Mizoram Assembly elections on November 7.

In the 2018 elections, Mizo National Front bagged 26 seats with a vote share of 37.8 per cent. Congress secured five seats and BJP won one seat. The counting of votes in all five states will take place on December 3.