It146;s politics, no joining cause with BJP: Cong

The Congress Party today turned down suggestions of cooperation advanced by BJP leader L K Advani. 8220;The BJP and the Congress are at the opposite poles of the political spectrum,8221; Congress spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan said. 8220;They have no shared values or vision. 8220;In fact, we are here to get rid of the BJP and its politics,8221; she added.

Advani had offered Congress BJP cooperation if it 8220;denounced minority appeasement8221;, which, he claimed was the primary obstacle to cooperation between the two parties. He had also taken a swipe at the Congress, advising it to follow Sonia Gandhi8217;s dictum on not communalising foreign policy in 8220;domestic policy as well8221;.

She said that speaking up for the protection of minorities, especially in such instances as the 8220;state-sponsored genocide in Gujarat8221;, does not amount to appeasement. 8220;We have nothing in common with the BJP and we find it amazing that Advani could make such an offer. The Congress unequivocally rejects the proposal.8221;