Without naming her, another UP minister Shrikant Sharma described Priyanka Gandhi as a ‘fake Gandhi’. Priyanka happened to be the only member of the Nehru-Gandhi family who was in Uttar Pradesh on the day the minister made this statement.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday targeted Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for visiting protestors opposing the citizenship law in Muzaffarnagar and Meerut with Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath putting out a tweet alleging that the Congress was involved in inciting violence during protests against the CAA.
“Why so much sympathy for those who burn your property, sabotage it ? Why do they stand today with miscreants who damage peace, security and public property of the country?” the UP chief minister said in a tweet.
Without naming her, another UP minister Shrikant Sharma described Priyanka Gandhi as a ‘fake Gandhi’. Priyanka happened to be the only member of the Nehru-Gandhi family who was in Uttar Pradesh on the day the minister made this statement.
“First, the Congress as indeed the rest of the opposition incited violence and are now siding with arsonists,” said Sharma, who is also the Uttar Pradesh government’s spokesperson.
“The government targeted those who instigated violence but the SP, BSP and the Congress gave its silent nod to violence. Now, as the government is acting against those who damaged public property the ‘fake Gandhis’ and co are busy connecting with arsonists and busy glorifying them,” Sharma said.
In retaliation, the Congress hit back at the BJP saying, “In their desperation, the BJP and its leaders have lost all political decency and are behaving like power hungry men. Moreover, those who never participated in the freedom struggle are now claiming moral high ground before a party with a history of sacrifices,” Zeeshan Haidar, a UP Congress leader said.
Prasanta Patnaik