File pic of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Dr Manmohan Singh.
The BJP today said Sonia and
Rahul Gandhi, the two top leaders of the Congress, cannot escape accountability for the string of alleged financial scandals during the two terms of the coalition that their party has led.
"Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are equally responsible for all the ills of India along with Manmohan Singh because they wanted to exercise authority without accountability," said the BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad today. "This will be remembered as the most corrupt government of India," he said, adding that there was "a deliberate, conscious devaluation the office of the Prime Minister where Dr Manmohan Singh acted more like the CEO of a board where Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi had controlling interests."
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The BJP's catalogue of grievances today also highlighted what it described as "the destruction" of the economy by the government.
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The party, however, has yet to release its manifesto outlining its national agenda.
Rahul Gandhi, 43, is leading the Congress campaign for the national election, which begins on Monday. Opinion polls show the Congress headed for one of its worst performances ever. Powered by its prime ministerial candidate
Narendra Modi, the BJP is widely expected to get the maximum seats, but could fall short of a majority.
The Congress is weighed down by mega-scams in coal, telecom and other sectors that were allegedly orchestrated by ministers in its national coalition, the UPA. The Supreme Court is monitoring the investigation into the reported swindles, which were flagged by the national auditor.