Millennium Post (Kolkata)

BJP creating disharmony in nation: Rahul

Congress leader says the BJP was attempting to change the diversity of the country, whereas the Congress accepts the difference­s

- OUR CORRESPOND­ENT

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP saying it was creating disharmony in the nation and, in turn, harming millions of people in the country.

Addressing a massive election rally in Kannur, Gandhi said the BJP was attempting to change the diversity of the country, whereas the Congress accepts the difference­s.

He said the upcoming election will probably be the first one in the country’s modern history “which is about the Constituti­on of India and the democratic structure of our nation”.

“No political party has attempted what the BJP is trying in India today. The Constituti­on is the foundation of modern India. It is what gives our people equal rights and equal opportunit­ies. And our Constituti­on is protected by various institutio­ns in our country,” Gandhi said.

He said the bureaucrac­y, the judiciary, the election commission, the police, the CBI, the Enforcemen­t Directorat­e, and other agencies are supposed to be protectors of the Constituti­on and the rights of Indian citizens.

“By capturing these institutio­ns, by using the ED and CBI as political weapons, the BJP is trying to change the very nature of our country. The Congress Party and the UDF accept the diversity of

India. We accept the multiple languages, traditions, different histories, and expression­s of all our people. The BJP wants to impose one history, one nation, one language on the people of India,” Gandhi said.

He alleged that the BJP was trying to change the diversity of the country and “wasting” their time.

“First of all it (diversity) can never be changed. You are wasting your time. But most importantl­y, you are also wast

ing the energy of the Indian people. You are creating disharmony and this disharmony is harming millions of people,” Gandhi said.

He was campaignin­g for KPCC president K Sudhakaran contesting from Kannur and Rajmohan Unnithan from Kasaragod constituen­cies.

The Lok Sabha elections in Kerala will be held on April 26 and the results will be declared on June 4.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

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