In her first poll rally in 2019 ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Sonia Gandhi on Saturday tore into the BJP on the issue of nationalism, saying people who refused to accept the diversity of India are calling themselves patriots.
Addressing People’s Agenda-Jan Sarokar 2019 in New Delhi, Sonia said the Modi Government has “destroyed the institutions” during the past five years.
“The way the soul of our nation is being trampled for the past some time through a well-planned conspiracy is a matter of great concern,” she said, adding, “Regressive forces have systematically dismantled our institutions. The current Government has undermined the welfare architecture that was laid down over last 65 years.”
Sonia hit out at the BJP alleging that it does not respect diversity of India.