New Delhi: Taking strong exception to
Congress' remark that its chief Nitin Gadkari was "aping"
Rahul Gandhi by visiting Dalit households, BJP on Saturday asked if
any particular party has a patent to do so.
"Is it the patent of the Congress? But what is truly
disturbing is that they have alleged that we are aping Rahul
Gandhi. Congress spokesperson needs to learn that the real
leader who worked for uplift of Dalits was Mahatma Gandhi. If
they don't do their homework, at least don't insult Mahatma
Gandhi," BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said here.
He also wondered why Congress was "so cagey" about Nitin
Gadkari having lunch with Dalit workers and supporters of the
party.
Referring to Gadkari's visit to Dalit households in Mhow
-- the birthplace of Dr B R Ambedkar -- Congress spokesperson
Abhishek Singhvi had yesterday said that "imitation is the
best form of flattery and BJP is indulging in flattery without
limitation."
PTI
First Published: Saturday, February 20, 2010, 18:55