NEW DELHI: Information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari on Sunday hit out at the BJP for attacking the Congress Party for not declaring a prime ministerial candidate and said the opposition party was frustrated as it had given “only prime ministerial candidates”.
Tewari targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for their remarks about the Congress not declaring a prime ministerial candidate at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting on Friday.
“The frustration of the BJP is exemplified by the fact that while the BJP has only given PM candidates to the country (in the past two general elections), the Congress and the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) have given prime minister,” Tewari said over the phone from Ludhiana.
He said that in the past 10 years the country “has transformed itself” under the leadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who leads the UPA government, and who is one of the longest serving prime ministers in Indian history.
“And in 2014, with blessings of the people, the Congress and the UPA would give the country a prime minister again,” he said.
Modi, speaking at the BJP national council meeting at Ramlila Maidan, on Sunday said the Congress did not dare to name a prime ministerial candidate because the party would be defeated in the electoral battle.
Meanwhile, yoga guru Ramdev said he may support Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls provided the party supports his proposal to replace all taxes with single tax on banking transactions. (Agencies)