New Delhi: Just days after Sonia Gandhi's trip to her constituency Rae Bareli, BJP president Amit Shah today visited the Congress bastion, saying his party would put an end to "dynastic" politics in the area that has "not seen development since Independence".
"I have come here to make it clear that the BJP will rid Rae Bareli of 'parivarvad' (dynastic politics) and will start the campaign from today for taking it on the path of 'vikasvad' (development)," Mr Shah said at a rally in Rae Bareli, a Lok Sabha seat Sonia Gandhi has won four successive times.
Earlier this week, without mentioning the Congress, PM Modi referred to "one family" more than once at a town hall event in London, saying he was absolutely okay with criticism of his government but lamented that criticism had degenerated into "allegation".
Last week Ms Irani visited Amethi, saying despite her defeat, development work "ignored by the Gandhi family for five decades had been completed in four years of Modi government".
Today, Mr Shah said the people of Rae Bareli will see development. "We will develop it as an ideal constituency and a model district," he claimed.
"You and your party leader leaders tarnished Hindu culture by using the words saffron terror. You need to apologise," said the BJP chief.
He also welcomed a lawmaker from Rae Bareli --- Dinesh Pratap Singh --- into the BJP. Mr Singh had quit the Congress earlier this month.
"I have come here to make it clear that the BJP will rid Rae Bareli of 'parivarvad' (dynastic politics) and will start the campaign from today for taking it on the path of 'vikasvad' (development)," Mr Shah said at a rally in Rae Bareli, a Lok Sabha seat Sonia Gandhi has won four successive times.
Earlier this week, without mentioning the Congress, PM Modi referred to "one family" more than once at a town hall event in London, saying he was absolutely okay with criticism of his government but lamented that criticism had degenerated into "allegation".
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Last week Ms Irani visited Amethi, saying despite her defeat, development work "ignored by the Gandhi family for five decades had been completed in four years of Modi government".
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Today, Mr Shah said the people of Rae Bareli will see development. "We will develop it as an ideal constituency and a model district," he claimed.
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"You and your party leader leaders tarnished Hindu culture by using the words saffron terror. You need to apologise," said the BJP chief.
He also welcomed a lawmaker from Rae Bareli --- Dinesh Pratap Singh --- into the BJP. Mr Singh had quit the Congress earlier this month.
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