Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday mounted the 'Sheeshmahal' attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal and launched a scathing critique of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), holding both responsible for 'pitiable' situation of city residents.
Ahead of the Assembly polls, Rahul addressed Congress' poll blitz and condemned the ruling AAP for allowing corruption and scams during its term, and also railed against Opposition BJP for vitiating the election atmosphere with communal speeches.
Rahul launched a veiled attack at AAP, the chief ally of INDIA Bloc, targeting the party supremo over Sheeshmahal splurge during the first rally he addressed at Patparganj constituency today.
Arvind Kejriwal came with the Aam Aadmi pitch and promised to usher in a new style of politics. He promised to bring clean politics, but the biggest corruption happened under its watch," he said while mentioning the Delhi liquor scam and Sheeshmahal as glaring examples of big-ticket corruption under AAP rule.
Kejriwal talked about simplicity and moral values but today he lives in Sheeshmahal," he said, drawing strong reactions from the crowd.
Rahul was no less unsparing in his attack on the BJP as he accused the party and its ideologue RSS of spreading hatred and hostility among communities for electoral gains.
"BJP wanted to change the Constitution and brazenly boasted about it in elections. Its pitch for '400 paar' was nothing but an attempt to achieve this dangerous design," he said.
Further referring to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement of India gaining 'real' Independence after the Modi era, the Congress MP claimed BJP was brazenly disrespecting and insulting the Constitution as well as B R Ambedkar, the architect of the revered book.
Further training guns at the Modi government, Rahul said that the BJP-ruled Centre was robbing the people of their hard-earned money and writing off the bad loans of big business conglomerates and also appealed to people to vote for the Congress to put an end to it.
"BJP wants to make the country a preserve of few billionaires, restricting the country's resources to the select few but Congress will not tolerate such oligarchy. Once in power, we will roll out caste census and ensure that every section and every community gets its rightful due," Rahul told the gathering.
Earlier in the day, Rahul visited the Maharishi Valmiki temple in the city and interacted with the local people by listening to their grievances.
He also met the voters in Sandeep Dikshit's Assembly constituency and appealed to them to vote for Congress.
"The aim of the Congress party is to remove corruption from the city and give a happy and safe to all the residents," the Congress MP told the people.
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