BJP says 'Bharat Jodo Yatra is family-saving campaign to launch Rahul Gandhi again'

The Congress yatra led by Rahul Gandhi is a 'family-saving campaign' and another attempt to establish Rahul Gandhi as the leader, the BJP has said.

"Essentially, it is a family-saving campaign. The family's and the party's political presence has been shrinking while they face corruption charges. This is not about unifying the country but trying to establish him (Rahul) again as leader. I would like to know how many times he will be launched and relaunched," BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Prasad alleged that Gandhi had worked to 'weaken the country's unity' by seeking evidence of the Indian armed force's action on terror camps inside Pakistan and questioning government's various moves, including lockdown during the pandemic. "His record has been about weakening the country's unity and now he is embarking on a tour to unify it. The country should know how hollow this yatra is," Prasad said.