BJP links Congress protest to Robert Vadra probe

NEW DELHI: With the Congress raising the pitch on "growing intolerance" in the Modi regime by marching to Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday, the BJP hit out at the main opposition party, saying "politically-displaced" people were challenging the democratic mandate and were resorting to such "dramatic actions" out of their desperation to stay relevant.

The BJP linked Congress's march to Rashtrapati Bhavan with the probe into controversial land deals involving Robert Vadra, claiming the party started this "farce of a protest" in reaction to investigation "reaching the doorsteps" of the Gandhi family.

Describing the Sonia Gandhi-led march as a "desperate attempt by a fading dynasty" to retain marginal relevance when it stared at "disaster" in the Bihar polls, BJP said that it was indulging in the politics of despair having run out of ideas and having lost all moorings to reality.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said, "This is not an ordinary march. This march is happening when you are going to get caught and investigation has come to your doorstep. Knowing very well that within a few days your story will be over and people of this country will know that you stand for corruption and corruption alone, you have started this farce of a march."

Union minister Venkaiah Naidu too spoke out on Tuesday, saying "political intolerance" was in Congress's genes. Naidu said they were going to the "wrong address" as they should have gone to Raj Bhavans instead, as such "stray unfortunate" incidents happened in states ruled by Congress or its friendly parties.