The Congress and several other parties on Saturday hit out at the BJP, claiming all attempts to use money and muscle power failed in Karnataka and asked the saffron party to take lessons from the episode.
Soon after B S Yeddyurappa resigned as the Chief Minister, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi launched a strong attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that “he is corruption” and his claims of fighting it were “a blatant lie”.
He also said that the Opposition parties will now on unite to fight the BJP-RSS and defeat it in the 2019 lok Sabha polls.“The idea that the Prime Minister spreads around the country that he is fighting corruption is a blatant lie. He is a corruption. He is doing everything to subvert this nation and he is doing it across the board,” he said at a press conference.
An aggressive Gandhi alleged that there were phone conversations of MlAs being attempted to be purchased by the BJP, saying, “That was directly authorised from Delhi.”
“In the end, India's voice and democratic spirit will always triumph over tyranny,” he later tweeted, saying 'satyamev jayate' (the truth shall prevail).
The Congress leader said he was very proud that the parties opposed to the BJP, stood together and defeated it in Karnataka and “we will continue to do” so.
“We will protect the voice of the people in every state, wherever we feel the BJP is attacking the people...The opposition will unite and coordinate and defeat the BJP (in 2019). We are going to work to defeat the BJP,” he said.
Noting that he is not a casteist and does not believe in untouchability, he said the Congress, along with other parties will continue to fight the BJP-RSS.
As the three-day-old BJP government collapsed in Karnataka, without facing a floor test, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BSP's Mayawati, SP's Akhilesh Yadav, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav and left leaders dubbed it as a victory of democracy and truth.