Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls slated for next month, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief J.P. Nadda on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress and said its leader Rahul Gandhi is anti-Gujarati.
Nadda’s remarks came in light of activist Medha Patkar, who spearheaded the Narmada Bachao Aandolan to prevent the displacement of locals due to the water of the dam, joining Rahul Gandhi during the Maharashtra leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday. Speaking to the press, Nadda said, “I believe that Gujarat will break records this time. Gujarat has developed and emerged in many fields; this is the reason why people will vote for us again. Medha Patkar has always taken a stand against development. Rahul Gandhi standing next to her means he is also anti-Gujarati.”
Asked about the row over jailed Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain, the BJP chief said, “Manish Sisodia should be ashamed that in the name of illness Satyendra Jain is getting massages from a rapist. Why can’t he get bail until now? Are there not enough lawyers? He is in jail for a serious matter which is why it is getting difficult for him to get bail.”The AAP has come under fire after video emerged of Minister Satyendar Jain receiving an oil massage inside his cell in Tihar Jail ahead of civic elections. Voting in the Assembly elections in the state will be held on 1 and 5 December, and the counting of votes will take place on December 8.
In the 2017 Gujarat polls, the BJP was halted at 99 seats out of a total of 182 seats. The party has been in power for the last 27 years, with Narendra Modi being the longest-serving chief minister of the state.
This time, the party under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and CR Paatil is aiming to get its highest seat tally yet, exceeding 140.
The state has been a BJP stronghold for a long time, and the party has set its sights on returning to power for the seventh term. From 2001 to 2014, PM Modi was Gujarat’s longest-serving chief minister. However, it faces a stiff electoral challenge from the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has named Isudan Gadhvi as its chief ministerial candidate.
The Congress also hopes to put its best electoral foot forward to unseat the BJP government.
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