NEW DELHI: The BJP on Friday dubbed the Congress' manifesto a "bundle of lies" and alleged that the grand old party which ruled the country for several decades did not fulfil any of the promises made in its earlier manifestos for the assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur said that the Congress had only betrayed the country in the last 60 years therefore the people would not be misled by them anymore.
Thakur also added that only ‘Modi’s Guarantee’ works in the country today.
“Their entire manifesto is contrary to their current activities. It is not hidden from anyone that from the top leadership of the Congress to grass root workers make indecent comments about women every day."
"Why doesn't the Congress, which brought the justice letter, tell that it is the Congress party that has done the most injustice to the country in the last seven decades?,” said Thakur.
The Congress party on Friday released its manifesto titled 'Nyay patra' for the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Hitting out at the party, the minister said the country had not forgotten the scams, atrocities and emergency imposed by Congress.
“Just as the Congress has lost its credibility, similarly their manifesto is also just a bunch of hollow promises,” Thakur added.
He said that the BJP fulfils its promises. “BJP does whatever it says. Whereas Congress only says, does nothing. We had said that Articles 370 and 35 will be removed from Jammu and Kashmir, they were removed. We had said that we will implement CAA, we implemented it. We had said that we will build Ram temple, Ram temple was also built, we had said that we will remove triple talaq, it was removed. They could not fulfill the guarantees he gave in Karnataka and Himachal, due to which his own MLAs are abandoning him today,” said the minister.
Referring to the Congress’ assertion that the democracy in the country is ending, Thakur said that it is not the democracy but people who are opposing ‘Sanatan’ are becoming extinct.
“Democracy has strengthened during BJP’s rule. Panchayat elections were in Jammu and Kashmir. It is ridiculous as the party that imposed emergency talks about saving democracy,” he stated.
Meanwhile, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the Congress has come up with such a poll manifesto to create confusion among the voters.
Trivedi said the Congress, which ruled the country for several decades, is talking about 'nyay' (justice) today, but its governments did not do justice when in power.
"The Congress did not fulfil any of its promises made in its earlier manifestos for the assembly and Lok Sabha elections," he alleged.
(With inputs from PTI)
