BJP president Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to poll bound Karnataka, has protested in front of DC’s office at Dharwad in North Karnataka on Thursday and blasted Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi for playing divisive politics. BJP chief blamed Congress for the washout of the second half of the Budget Session of Parliament, and said party which lacks "internal democracy" cannot protect democracy in the country.
Accusing the Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi of promoting "divisive politics" in the name of caste and religion, he said the people of Karnataka will see through their tactics and give them a befitting reply in the upcoming polls.
"The Congress does not believe in democracy. Rahul baba, don't preach us on democracy. You have forgotten that your grandmother (Indira Gandhi) imposed Emergency and muzzled people's voices”. "It is you who put democracy in shackles at your home. Nehruji, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and now Rahul Gandhi... I don't know who will be the next Gandhi”... He said charging the Congress.
The BJP chief also accused the Congress of promoting divisive politics in their lust for power. "It has been the Congress nature to promote divisive politics in the name of caste and religion. The people of this country understand all these tactics.
Amit Shah joined the nationwide protest call given by Prime Minister Modi against disruption of Parliament by the Congress. He said, “Congress knew very well that they cannot debate in any of the House so they did not let the Parliament function.”