Ghaziabad, Dec 7 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Deputy ChiefMinister Dinesh Sharma today alleged that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was giving a communal colour to hisparty's election campaign in Gujarat and trying to divide thesociety.
Sharma, who was in Ghaziabad for a school programme, toldreporters that Gandhi was attempting to link all issues withpolitics to win the Assembly polls in Gujarat this month.
"Congress is trying to divide the society for itspolitical motive," he alleged.
Gandhi has been campaigning extensively in Gujarat. Hehas attacked the BJP, which has ruled the state uninterruptedfor the past 22 years, on many issues, including the chaoticimplementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in July andthe demonetisation of high-value currency in November 2016.
He has been attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whohails from Gujarat, on some of these issues via his Twitterseries "a question a day", through which he demands answersfrom Modi on "unfulfilled promises" made by his party.
The Congress leader has even been visiting temples in thepoll-bound state, inviting criticism from the BJP that he wasplaying a "soft-Hindutva card" ahead of the Assembly polls.
In his interaction with the media, Sharma said that a RamTemple will be built in Ayodhya as per the Supreme Courtorder.
"Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party must clear theirstand on the issue of Ram Mandir. In Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi istrying to give communal colour to (his party's) electioncampaign," the deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh said.
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