New Delhi/Mumbai, May 27 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday hit back at the ruling Congress Party for its criticism of Gujarat Chief Narendra Modi, saying it condemns such utterly irresponsible comments made against a leader who has a distinguished record of governance.
"The Congress spokespersons have made comments about Narendra Modi's criticism of the UPA Government, which is lacking in grace and democratic temperament. The country is suffering because of the misrule of the UPA Government. There is no decision making. Several principles are being violated, which is shared by even the UPA allies," said senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.
"Now, if Narendra Modi in the course of his address in Mumbai has made these valid criticisms of the UPA Government's functioning, then comparing it with falsehood is not only regrettable, but deeply condemnable. And the BJP strongly condemns these kinds of utterly irresponsible comments. If the people are suffering, it is our duty to criticize the inaction of the government," he added.
Prasad said such language would not be accepted when democratic rights are in full expression and at its pinnacle.
"I would like to gently remind the Congress leaders and spokespersons that such a language was in use in 1975-76 when India was under emergency and democratic rights were suspended. This is the India of 2012 and such language will not be acceptable. Very recently, Sonia Gandhi has termed the criticism by the opposition as aggressive and irresponsible. The Congress spokespersons are extending it," said Prasad.
"But let me remind them very gently that regardless of whatever they say, we shall continue to criticize their inaction, misrule and mal-governance in the country. And the more they criticize, a leader like Narendra Modi having a distinguished record of governance, the more it is going to rebound on them," he added.
The Congress Party had earlier on Saturday slammed Modi for the unparliamentary remarks made by him against the ruling UPA Government, and said that such remarks would not fulfill his desires to make it to national politics.
"The Chief Minister of Gujarat has crossed all the limits of dignity and mannerism. Such unparliamentary comments against UPA do not befit the stature of any chief minister, no matter how much frustration he might have been facing," said Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari.
He further said Modi should assess his popularity in his own outfit, the BJP, before training guns at the Central Government.
"Two senior leaders did not care to participate in the rally. Another senior leader, as published in the newspapers, left the stage while Gujarat Chief Minister was addressing the rally. And everybody knows that how one politician had to resign to pave the way for Gujarat Chief Minister to attend the BJP's national executive meet and rally," said Tiwari.
"So, forget about Delhi, it will be great relief if these people confine themselves at their respective states level," he added.
Narendra Modi had earlier on Friday compared the Congress-led UPA Government with tainted Godman Nirmal Baba.
Taking on the UPA already under fire for skyrocketing inflation, string of corruption and steep hike in petrol price, Modi said that he would have to register a case against the ruling government in the court of the masses.
"There is a government in Delhi, which is just like court of fraud Godman like Nirmal Baba, who claims that having a sweet would bless you. The government in Delhi also makes similar claims that 'vote us to power' and inflation would go away on its own, this is what they have said, right?" said Modi, while addressing a BJP rally in Mumbai.
"They had said that 'elect us to power and we would ensure that inflation goes away in 100 days', they had said like the fraud Godman give assurances. Nirmal Baba is going to jail but I have come to register a case against the government in the court of the masses," he added. (ANI)
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