Brother not married, so sister has come: Shah

In a monarchy, the son or daughter of a king gets the throne. Even his son-in-law could become a king. Though our country has adopted democracy and discarded monarchy, some people continued to practice it. They have made a mockery of democracy: Amit Shah

Targeting the Gandhi family, BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday claimed the prime minister's seat is reserved "by birth" in the Congress, wondering if a worker from that party could ever think of occupying the top post.

As the 'brother' (Rahul Gandhi) has not married, so now the 'sister' (Priyanka Gandhi) has come (in the political arena), Shah said.

"In a monarchy, the son or daughter of a king gets the throne. Even his son-in-law could become a king. Though our country has adopted democracy and discarded monarchy, some people continued to practice it. They have made a mockery of democracy," Shah said, without naming the Gandhi family.

In the BJP, party workers do not need to take birth in a particular family to occupy higher posts, the BJP chief said, continuing his attack on the Gandhis.

"Can a Congress worker ever think of becoming a prime minister? No. Because that seat is reserved by birth in that party," Shah said. In the BJP, a worker can become a chief minister or even a prime minister, he added.

In the BJP, a common booth worker like him could rise to the rank of the party president and a 'chaiwala' (Narendra Modi) could became the prime minister, he said.

"I was a booth worker of the BJP. I rose to become the party president. The chaiwala has become the prime minister of the country, rising through the ranks," he said.

Priyanka Gandhi was last month appointed AICC general secretary and in-charge of Uttar Pradesh East by Congress president Rahul Gandhi, ahead of the ensuing Lok Sabha polls.