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Rahul`s Hitler remark: Congress indulging in `cheap and dirty politics`, says Venkaiah Naidu
As the elections draw nearer, the war of words between political leaders have also become stronger. The recent remark by Rahul Gandhi where he compared Narendra Modi to Hitler is being severely criticized by BJP leaders. Senior BJP leader, M Venkaiah Naidu dismissed his remarks as `absurd` and accused Congress of bringing down the level of public discourse.
Bangalore: As the elections draw nearer, the war of words between political leaders have also become stronger. The recent remark by Rahul Gandhi where he compared Narendra Modi to Hitler is being severely criticized by BJP leaders. Senior BJP leader, M Venkaiah Naidu dismissed his remarks as "absurd" and accused Congress of bringing down the level of public discourse.
Talking to reporters in Bangalore, he said "...they (Congressmen) are the followers of Hitler... It is an absurd allegation," in response responding to Rahul`s sharp attack on Modi. Naidu said it was Congress which imposed the Emergency and put lakhs of political workers and put leaders like Jayprakash Narain behind bars.
He also hit back at Rahul for linking the RSS with the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, saying, "They (Congress) are killing Gandhi day in and day out by murdering his principles." "First thing Gandhi said after Independence is - disband Congress," Naidu said, adding, he also talked about going back to villages, banning religious conversions and common civil code. But they never bothered about what Gandhi said.
He said Modi was "unstoppable" and Congress was becoming "more and more untouchable". "Nobody wants to be seen with Congress. Though we don`t like the word untouchability, Congress is becoming more and more untouchable." Congress is indulging in "cheap and dirty politics", Naidu concluded.