Beni Prasad Verma embarrasses Congress again; calls Narendra Modi an RSS goon

NEW DELHI: Stoking a fresh controversy that embarrassed the Congress once again, Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma called BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi an RSS goon. "Modi is the biggest goon of RSS," Beni Prasad said.

He went on to say, "The kind of language that Modi uses is not used in a democracy." This is not the first time that Beni Prasad Verma has targeted Narendra Modi with controversial remarks.

In March Verma had alleged, "Modi had orchestrated riots in Gujarat... If there are killings, you will obviously be targeted."

"The way in which BJP leader L K Advani, responsible for Babri mosque demolition is weeping now, similarly Modi will also have to weep as he is responsible for Godhra riots. After elections his own BJP men will chase him away," Verma had said.



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"There is a lot of publicity of Modi. I don't know where he is on the ground... In Bihar, BJP will not succeed in winning more than 5-6 seats. In UP, BJP will defeat itself and BJP president Rajnath Singh will certainly taste defeat in Lucknow," he had said.

In February, Verma had raised fingers at Modi's chai pe charcha campaign, accusing the latter of 'mixing opium in tea.' He had also come under fire for calling Modi a 'man-eater' in January.

Verma has in the past also alleged that both BJP and SP are befooling common man to win elections by showing that both of them were against each other.

"SP and BJP are showing that they are against each other but it was not so... They are befooling people to win elections," he had said.

(With inputs from PTI)