Nehru-Gandhi dynasty never respected office of PM: Nadda

Bharatiya Janata Party chief J P Nadda on Monday slammed the incident of burning the effigy of Prime Minister Modi in Punjab and said it a shameful act directed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-directed as Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has never respected the office of the Prime Minister.

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party chief J P Nadda on Monday slammed the incident of burning the effigy of Prime Minister Modi in Punjab and said it a shameful act directed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-directed as Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has never respected the office of the Prime Minister.

Taking to Twitter, Nadda slammed Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for indulging in 'politics of hatred' against Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government.

The Rahul Gandhi- the directed drama of burning PM's effigy in Punjab is not shameful but not unexpected. After all, the Nehru Gandhi dynasty has never respected the office of the Prime Minister. This was seen in the institutional weakening of the PM's authority during the UPA years of 2004-2014.

He further wrote that the combination of despondency and shamelessness is dangerous. Congress possesses both.

"Empty rhetoric of decency and democracy by the 'Mother' is complemented by live demonstrations of politics of hate, anger, lies and aggression by the son. Double standards galore!" he added.

"If there is one party whose conduct reeks of disgust, it is Congress. Atrocities against SC/ST communities are an all-time high in Rajasthan as well as Punjab and their Punjab Ministers are committing scholarship scams," he added.

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On freedom of speech, Congress can never pontificate to others. They have contempt for dissenting voices for decades. We saw glimpses of it during Emergency. Later the Rajiv Gandhi government made a brazen attempt to weaken press freedom. A free press rattles Congress, Nadda stated.

"If anyone wants to see a laboratory of usage of brute state power, troubling opponents, curbing freedom of speech in trademark Congress style, see the working of the Congress blessed Maharastra Government. Except governing, they are doing everything else", Nadda tweeted.

"One dynasty's deep personal hatred against a person who was born in poverty and became PM is historic. Equally historic is the love of people of India have showered upon Prime Minister. More Congress lies and hate increases, the more people will support PM Modi!" he added.

PTI