Sonia launches Gujarat poll campaign
Launching her election campaign, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday made a frontal attack on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi alleging that the "misdeeds" in the Godhra aftermath were a shame to the civilised society and asked for rai...
By PTI |
Gujarat: Launching her election campaign, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday made a frontal attack on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi alleging that the "misdeeds" in the Godhra aftermath were a shame to the civilised society and asked for raising voice against "barbaric people".
"The misdeeds that happened during their rule in 2002 as well as the truth that has come to the fore recently has caused deep hurt to all of us and made us hang our heads in shame," she said without, however, taking Modi's name. But her reference was obvious.
"We are all mothers, sisters and daughters and who can understand the feeling of hurt and insult better than us," she said exhorting the audience at a 'Mahila Samman Sammelan' comprising largely of women from different parts of the state to raise their voice against "barbaric people".
Taking a dig at the administration presided over by Modi, the longest serving Chief Minister of the state, she said women figure in the scheme of things of the government only in cases of exploitation, crime and corruption.
"Such heinous acts and physical crime against our daughters and sisters cannot be allowed in any civilised society," she said.
Attacking the BJP on the Sethusamundram issue, Gandhi accused the saffron party of dragging the name of Lord Ram into politics and running a false campaign in the matter.
"These people have had no hesitation in dragging the name of Lord Ram into politics. How can we trust such people," she said.
"The misdeeds that happened during their rule in 2002 as well as the truth that has come to the fore recently has caused deep hurt to all of us and made us hang our heads in shame," she said without, however, taking Modi's name. But her reference was obvious.
"We are all mothers, sisters and daughters and who can understand the feeling of hurt and insult better than us," she said exhorting the audience at a 'Mahila Samman Sammelan' comprising largely of women from different parts of the state to raise their voice against "barbaric people".
Taking a dig at the administration presided over by Modi, the longest serving Chief Minister of the state, she said women figure in the scheme of things of the government only in cases of exploitation, crime and corruption.
"Such heinous acts and physical crime against our daughters and sisters cannot be allowed in any civilised society," she said.
Attacking the BJP on the Sethusamundram issue, Gandhi accused the saffron party of dragging the name of Lord Ram into politics and running a false campaign in the matter.
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"These people have had no hesitation in dragging the name of Lord Ram into politics. How can we trust such people," she said.
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