BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Sunday hit back at Congress President Sonia Gandhi for her 'zeher ki kheti' remark, saying it was the Congress which has been holding on to power for the longest time.
BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi and Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi,
Addressing lakhs of supporters in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, Modi said, "Soniaji had told her son (Rahul) that power is poison... but who has been in power for the longest time in India? If at all anyone is sowing seeds of poison, it is the Congress party."
Modi also hit out at the Gandhis saying they had no direct answers and were now skilled in evading pointed questions. "When confronted about farmer suicides in the country, she talks about fields of poison."
Assuring his supporters that the BJP is a party of inclusiveness and progress, Modi said "BJP believes in peace, unity, brotherhood and Sadbhavana. Believe in us and we promise you that we will give you a riot-free state... since the BJP came to power in Gujarat there have been no riots."
"Congress is a divisive party that wants to divide and rule this country... they believe in vote bank politics and want communities to fight with each other... When the other states (Jharkhand-Bihar) were bifurcated, people were happy because Vajpayeeji sowed seeds of happiness... but in Telangana there is violence as Congress has spread poison."
On Saturday, Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi while speaking in Gulbarga, Karnataka had said that the BJP is indulging in 'zeher ki kheti' by spreading communalism in the country.
With Lok Sabha polls barely two months ahead, the BJP is looking to win big in Uttar Pradesh, a state that sends the highest number of Lok Sabha MPs -80 - to Lok Sabha.
In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress won 21 seats from Uttar Pradesh, while the BJP won 15.
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