Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Sunday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to contest the Lok Sabha elections from any southern State.
He also rubbished claims that Gandhi’s decision to contest from Wayanad in Kerala was because of the large population of minorities like Muslim and Christians there and told reporters that 50 per cent of Wayanad’s population was Hindu. “Can Modi dare contest elections from any of the constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala or Tamil Nadu like Rahul Gandhi did,” he questioned.
Singhvi also praised the Congress’s manifesto for its practicality and verifiability.
Taking a dig at the BJP over its promises ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, he claimed that the Congress’s manifesto contained all issues, except “jumlebaazi” (rhetoric) and “fekubaazi” (making tall claims).
“This manifesto is unprecedented in all respects. Such a manifesto has never been made by any party , but it does not have ‘jumlebazi’ and ‘fekubazi’ in it,” Singhvi said.
Highlighting its three components of the NYAY scheme, Kisan budget and MNREGA, Singhvi said everything about these schemes is verifiable and the BJP has been unjustifiably raising questions on their practicality.