The Congress on Saturday hit back at Home Minister Amit Shah for linking the party's protests to the Ram temple foundation day alleging that the BJP was trying to divert the attention of common people by resorting to their only weapon 'Ram'.
Reacting to Shah's comments, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the party was protesting against “astronomical price hike and unprecedented rate of unemployment which can't be tolerated by them (BJP).
“In the name of 'Ram', this Government has been worshipping 'Raavan'. People are afflicted under their rule. The Congress has exposed this government as anti-people and pro-corporate,” Chowdhury when sought his reactions on the sidelines of voting of Vice President elections in the Parliament.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that it was a desperate attempt by the government to "divert, distract, polarise and give a malicious twist" to its democratic demonstrations against price rise.
"It's only a sick mind which can produce such bogus arguments. Clearly the protests have hit home," he tweeted.
Party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said fighting against the burden of inflation falling on the poor and the middle class across the country is the path shown by Lord Ram.
“The one who inflicts pain on the weak by increasing prices, attacks Lord Ram. The one who misrepresents those agitating against inflation, insults Loknayak Ram and the people of India," Priyanka said in a tweet message.