Devoid of answers, Rahul trying to raise old bogey: BJP

BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said Rahul’s remarks, terming the SIT report that gave clean chit to Modi as “flawed” though it was accepted by the court, were “shocking” and showed how the Congress party “does not respect any institution”.

BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said the 2014 election issues are rising inflation, economic downturn, growth story over, unemployment, corruption, general sense of insecurity of India.

“These are issues on which Rahul Gandhi has no answers. Therefore, he is deliberately, consciously trying to divert and raise old bogey (of 2002 riots), when the entire record of Congress party stinks with communal card reputation,” he said.

He said though Rahul is entitled to live in his “fairy tale land” that the UPA will come to power the third time, but he knows it in the heart of his heart that the people of the country are “badly yearning” for a change. Endorsing Rahul’s views, the JD(U) attacked Mo-di saying he was neither apologising nor acknowledging the 2002 Gujarat communal riots.

JD(U) general secretary Ajay Alok said Rahul has apologised for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots like Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

“But here is a PM candidate who is not apologising or even acknowledging the 2002 Gujarat riots,” Alok said without naming Modi.