Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying it had an anti-tribal mindset.
“The Congress hugs Adivasis and BJP urinates on them,” he said, referring to a recent incident in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.
Addressing an election rally in Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominated Jashpur, Gandhi said: “BJP leaders use Vanvasi term for Adivasi in their speeches… There is a huge difference between Vanvasi and Adivasi.
“In Madhya Pradesh, a BJP leader urinated on a tribal youth and filmed the act, then made it viral.”
Gandhi was referring to an incident in Sidhi where a local BJP leader was seen on a video urinating on a tribal worker.
After the incident came to light, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made a public apology. He called the victim to his residence and washed his feet as an act of atonement.
He further claimed that the Congress was again going to form a government in Chhattisgarh. He said the party will fulfill all the promises made as it did in 2018.
“We had fulfilled the promises made earlier and are determined to fulfill the fresh promises when we form a government here,” he said.
"We have promised to procure paddy at Rs 3,200 per quintal and will do it and will raise its price time to time," he said.