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New Delhi, October 9 (IANS) BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, accusing him of running a ‘fake campaign’ on issues like ‘vote theft’ and the SIR process.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday, Bhandari said the Bihar Election Commission has made it clear that not a single appeal was filed by any booth level agent or party worker of the Congress or RJD regarding the final voter list.
He claimed that this “zero appeal situation” exposes Rahul Gandhi’s allegations about election manipulation.
Bhandari said, “Rahul Gandhi roamed the streets of Bihar and claimed that votes were being stolen and that SIR was anti-poor. But it has now been proven that none of his own party workers believed this story.”
He said even grassroots members of RJD and Congress consider Rahul Gandhi a “flop show” in Bihar politics.
Bhandari alleged that Rahul Gandhi opposed the SIR process only to “save infiltrators” and his stance has nothing to do with the genuine concerns of the people of Bihar.
He said, “This clearly shows that the issue that Rahul Gandhi tried to raise in the Bihar elections had no ground reality.”
He further said that the Congress party and RJD units in Bihar are not standing by Rahul Gandhi’s claims, indicating a clear internal rift between the alliance partners.
Bhandari accused Rahul Gandhi of “insulting the people of Bihar” and demanded a public apology from him. He said, “Sir, in the name of protest, he insulted the poor of Bihar by calling them thieves. He should apologize.”
Bhandari also referred to former Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s comments on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
He questioned who within the UPA government prevented India from retaliating against Pakistan, and asked whether the Gandhi-Vadra family had influenced the decision.
Citing former Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon’s book, Bhandari claimed that key officials were in favor of retaliation, yet the government exercised restraint – the decision taken by them was motivated by political considerations.
–IANS
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