Don’t preach what you don’t practise, BJP tells Congress
NEW DELHI: A day after Congress delegation called on President Ram Nath Kovind seeking his intervention over the Delhi riots, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday hit out at Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other party leaders saying they should not try to preach “raj dharma” to the government as they themselves have been inciting people with provocative statements. At a press conference, Prasad said, “Please don’t preach us raj dharma. Your record is full of violations, twists and turns for plain and simple vote-bank politics. Look at yourself in the mirror of raj dharma.” He accused the main opposition party of politicking when time was to make collective bid towards restoring peace and normalcy in the national capital. Congress functionaries, led by Sonia Gandhi, met Kovind on Thursday and demanded Union home minister Amit Shah's resignation for “abdication of duty” during the communal violence in northeast Delhi. Gandhi had reminded the Centre for its 'rajdharma' and protecting people of all faiths. Prasad referred to Sonia Gandhi's “ aar paar ki ladai (fight to the finish)” remark at an anti-CAA rally at Ramlila Maidan here in December and asked the Congress chief to explain if such remarks do not constitute provocation. NEWS IN BRIEF
Times of India
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