Rahul Gandhi compares BJP to Kauravas of Mahabharata

March 18, 2018 16:13

After former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and union minister P Chidambaram slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Modi government, Congress president Rahul Gandhi took to the stage at the 84th Congress plenary meet and criticised the BJP government.

Drawing a comparison between the BJP and Kauravas Of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Rahul Gandhi said the ruling party was drunk on power.

"Centuries ago there was a huge battle on the field of Kurukshetra. The Kauravas were powerful and arrogant. The Pandavas were humble and fought for the truth. Like the Kauravas, the BJP & RSS are designed to fight for power and like the Pandavas, Congress is designed to fight for truth," he said to a thunderous applause.

The Congress president acknowledged the electoral losses, saying, " In last few years, we did not stand up to expectation. The people of India felt let down by us."

Rahul said, "Will India live a lie or will India have the courage to face the truth? Today, the corrupt and powerful control the conversation in the country."

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