Saturday, July 19, 2025
spot_img

Targeting Ahmed Patel aimed at ‘washing BJP’s sins’ of Gujarat riots: Congress

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

Mumbai, July 16:  The Congress’ Maharashtra unit on Saturday slammed the BJP for targeting its late leader Ahmed Patel, terming it as a desperate attempt to “wash” the party’s image tarnished in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

“The allegations against Patel are cheap and baseless. It is only intended to cover up the sins of the Gujarat genocide of 2002… Even the then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had reminded (then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra) Modi of not following the ‘raj dharma’ during the riots,” Congress state President Nana Patole said.

“Not only was the then government of CM Modi incompetent in handling the situation at the time, but it even lacked the will to control it – and the shadows of that sin will never leave…,” he said.

The riots had damaged the country’s global reputation but now, the BJP is deliberately attacking political opponents as a last-ditch effort to brighten up its tarnished image, he said.

“The Modi-Amit Shah conspiracy of torturing and harassing the Opposition parties through the government machinery has not spared even those who have died. Since the BJP has nothing to show in Gujarat, its resorting to defaming the Congress ahead of the Assembly elections there,” Patole alleged.

Referring to the recent developments, Patole claimed said that the SIT which has falsely implicated the late Patel is a “puppet” of the government and a special award was given to a former SIT chief for giving the then CM Modi a clean chit.

The Congress leader said the people of Gujarat are not happy with the BJP as the so-called Gujarat Model of development has collapsed, and despite being in power even at the Centre, it has not been able to rein in the galloping inflation, massive unemployment, and a falling economy.

Dwelling on the allegations against former Vice-President Hamid Ansari, he termed them as “false and politically motivated”.

IANS

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

EU, UK impose new sanctions on Russia’s energy and spies

EU and UK ramp up pressure on Moscow with toughest sanctions yet, targeting energy, intelligence, and shadow oil fleet Brussels,...

US blacklists TRF; China pushes for anti-terror efforts

BEIJING, July 18: China, on Friday, responded cautiously to the United States’ designation of The Resistance Front (TRF)...

Violence in Bangladesh: five dead, 160 arrested, curfew tightened

DHAKA, July 18: Over 160 people were arrested and curfew extended in Gopalganj, the home town of Bangladesh...

Brazil’s ex-Prez Bolsonaro fitted with ankle monitor

Sao Paulo, July 18: Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor, a...