Congress President Sonia Gandhi (File Photo)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making grandiose statements during his visits abroad while "spreading hatred" at home, and cautioned voters in Assam against voting for the BJP.
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Modiji jab videsh jaate hain toh sabko gale lagate hain, aur awam ko lekar badi badi batein karte hain, par desh mein wapas aakar nafrat failate hain (when he goes abroad he embraces all and talks great things about the nation, but once he returns he spreads hatred)," Mrs Gandhi said at an election rally in Lower Assam's Sarukhetry in Barpeta district.
"Assam is a shining example of harmony with its people following the teachings of Sankardeva and Azaan Fakir. Modiji and his ministers are moving across the state making false promises and creating divide among the people," she said.
"BJP's politics is controlled from Nagpur and is a grave danger to democracy," the Congress President said.
She said the development plan of Congress had always included people of all religions, castes and creeds and they had taken all parties along.
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Congress jodne ka kam karte hain, BJP todne ka (Congress does the work of uniting, while BJP of dividing," she said.
"They have forgotten our 'Ganga-Jamuna parampara' and have made a mockery of our traditions," she said adding, that "the truth is that they have only one agenda - to fool and divide the country by giving false promises and coining new slogans and advertisements."
"Fifteen years ago Assam was faced with insecurity, instability and violence and it was Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and his ministers who toiled hard to bring peace, development and progress in the state," Mrs Gandhi said.
"It is the chief minister and the Congress members who have brought 'parivartan' (change) in Assam. Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's dedication and keen interest also ensured development of the state," she added.
The Congress leader also paid her tributes to former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, who hailed from Barpeta, along with other freedom fighters of the district and appealed the people to "vote for the ruling party of the state."