What happened in Patna today was not 'Swabhiman' but 'apman' rally: BJP

August 30, 2015 19:32

After Sonia Gandhi shared dais with Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar at a rally in Patna, BJP today hit back saying the "promoters of politics of family rule, opportunism and corruption" have come together to target it and accused the Congress chief of telling "lies" to attack the Centre

As Gandhi attacked the Modi government over "diluting" MNREGA and its Pakistan policy, BJP said the whole world had acknowledged India's tough stand on terrorism but she spoke "lies" while her son and deputy Rahul Gandhi went to border to

question the Centre instead of Pakistan.

"The promoters of family rule, opportunism and corruption were today at one platform... Sonia Gandhi, you should have shown some shame. You told lies on Pakistan," Union Minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad told a press conference.

Under the BJP government, allocation to MNREGA had been increased by Rs 5000 crore and it was not diluted as alleged by Gandhi, he said.

Seeking to corner the Congress over her sharing dais with the RJD chief, a convict in a fodder scam case, Prasad said it was a "cruel joke" that she praised his rule in Bihar, saying it was an "insult" of Bihar, which is likely to see assembly polls in October-November.

BJP dubbed the grand alliance's 'Swabhiman' rally as "apman rally".

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