Kangana disrespecting India’s freedom fighters: Vikramaditya
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DHARAMSHALA : Congress’ Mandi Lok Sabha seat candidate Vikramaditya Singh in the latest jibe at his opponent, Kangana Ranaut, said she lacks an understanding of history and facts.
“When did India get freedom? Who was our first Prime Minister? Even a child knows these things,” Vikramaditya said during his speech at Balh assembly constituency in Mandi on Friday.
Singh, who started his election campaign in Mandi on Thursday, also criticised an earlier statement made by the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate suggesting that India got freedom in 2014.
“What freedom did India achieve in 2014? Are you disrespecting the sacrifices of our freedom fighters who laid down their lives for the country?” the Congress leader questioned.
“She describes India’s freedom in 1947 as mere ‘bheekh’ (alms). This is an insult to the sacrifices of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev, Sardar Patel, Mahatma Gandhi and others,” he added
Congress promotes nepotism: Kangana
BJP’s Mandi candidate Kangana on Thursday said that the Congress party promotes nepotism by providing political opportunities only to family members of its leaders. She was at a Panna Pramukh Programme in Baldwara, Sarkaghat.
The leader emphasised that within the BJP, even ordinary citizens and party workers are given electoral tickets.
“Congress party leaders,” she remarked, “doubt the integrity of the army, demean women and disparage our revered figure Lord Rama as imaginary. Under their governance, numerous scandals unfolded, whereas since 2014, the nation hasn’t encountered any such malfeasance,” she added.