Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a fresh attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, claiming the party is facing setbacks wherever the campaign passes through.
Addressing the BJP’s Vijay Sankalp Yatra in Telangana on Tuesday, Sarma said, “Wherever the (Bharat Jodo) Nyay Yatra is crossing through, Congress is collapsing there…Now, they are going to UP but they are experiencing differences with Akhilesh Yadav. Wherever the Nyay Yatra goes, there will be ‘Anyay’ (injustice) with Congress.”
The Assam Chief Minister may have been alluding to seat-sharing talks between Congress and ally Samajwadi Party reportedly hitting a dead-end ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Incidentally, the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is presently traversing Uttar Pradesh.
Sarma continued, “Rahul Gandhi is touring India on his Bharat Jodo Yatra. I say, go ahead. When he went on an India tour for the first time, he lost the elections in three states. This time he will lose the entire country.”
Sarma further criticised the Gandhi scion, questioning his leadership and achievements.
“Rahul Gandhi says what did Prime Minister Modi do? And Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi hold a road show on the National Highway built by Prime Minister Modi… Rahul Gandhi has learned nothing in this world except lies. Sometimes I wonder if he has any brains.”
Sarma’s remarks come amidst the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which aims to cover 6,700 km through 15 states in the lead-up to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
His criticisms about the campaign’s effectiveness also hold a grain of truth. The yatra, which started in strife-torn Manipur and is set to conclude in Mumbai, has already covered Bihar and West Bengal. And in both these states, Congress has witnessed reversals very recently.
In Bihar, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar broke away from the Mahagathbandhan alliance, comprising the RJD and Congress, to join hands with the BJP and form the government. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also declared that her party, the Trinamool Congress, will fight the Lok Sabha election on its own in the state.