After the resignation of BS Yeddyurappa, the BJP hit back at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Addressing a Press conference in Bengaluru, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar justified Yeddyurappa’s resignation and ridiculed Rahul Gandhi.
He said, “Rahul Gandhi has appealed to all the Opposition parties to come together in order to defeat the BJP. A democracy gives political parties the right to form an alliance, however what Rahul Gandhi is doing is negative politics against an individual (Narendra Modi). A coalition will only be strong when they swear their allegiance to a common ideology. An alliance without an ideology has no meaning”. Javadekar also took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi for alleging that the BJP is disrespecting the institutions of the nation, including the Press. “
Have they forgotten how the Congress had oppressed the media during EmergencyIJ And how is it that the BJP is disrespecting the Parliament, when in actuality it is the Congress which is constantly disrupting the Parliament. And again it was the Congress that had called for an impeachment motion on the Chief Justice of India,” he said.
He went on to point out that the Congress also disrespected the CAG because it exposed the 2G scam. “The Congress does not even leave the Governor alone, The Governor is an institution. And now they will have no problem when the same Governor will anoint one of them as the Chief Minister,” Javadekar said. On Rahul attacking PM on the issue of corruption he said Have they forgotten 2G, CWG and JijajiIJ This is like the pot calling the kettle black.
On Congress -JDs alliance, Javadekar called it an alliance of opportunism. “They are leveling fake accusations against us-- fake audio tapes, fake voter id’s, fake everything. The alliance does not have an ideology. The alliance is that of a quid-pro-quo. The deal is to close all files of corruption against the Congress MlAs”, he added.
“The Congress has not defeated the BJP; the BJP has defeated the Congress. The BJP has got 104 seats from 40 seats in the last assembly elections. The Congress has reduced the tally from 122 seats to 78 seats. Hence, Rahul Gandhi’s claims that the Congress has won are laughable”, he attacked Rahul Gandhi. He also said Keeping in mind the mandate of the people, Yeddyurappaji humbly resigned. Now the Congress is level ridiculous accusations on us,” he added.