Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 3: Former Minister, secretary All India Congress Committee (AICC) and in-charge J&K affairs of the party, Sudhir Sharma today alleged that State BJP chief Ravinder Raina has been indulging in cheap politics by defaming Congress Party and equating it with the enemies of the country.
In a press statement issued today, Sharma said the contribution of Congress in independence movement and that of its presidents Mahatama Gandhi, Subhash Chander Bose, Jawahar Lal Nehru and Indira Gandhi besides other stalwarts is even recognized by PM Modi and such politically immature statements by persons like Ravinder Raina do no good to that party and the country.
AICC leader said the person, who very recently had described Governor Satya Pal Malik as ‘BJP man’ or had misbehaved with fellow legislators of State Assembly can surely go to the extent of accusing Congress of anything which had a great contribution in building India.
“During pre-independence era, when the party was the umbrella organisation leading the campaign for independence and post-independence era, can’t be undermined in such irresponsible words,” he added.
Sharma added that it was only yesterday that Prime Minister recognized Mahatma Gandhi’s contribution and today BJP State chief is going untamed. He said it was Gandhi’s popularity and his Satyagraha art of revolution that had led to support from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Chakravarti Raj Gopalachari, Dr Anugraha Narayan Sinha, Jayaprakash Narayan, Jivatram Kripalani and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Asking BJP to tame Raina, AICC Secy said one must enter into war of nerves and such cheap and irresponsive statements don’t do any good to nation. How could Raina say that voting for Congress is like strengthening enemies of nation, he questioned and said Congress is a secular party whose social liberal platform is known to all. He asked BJP to have respect for principal leader of Indian Independence movement and don’t stoop low for mere vote bank politics.
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