[New Delhi]BJP’s Expected Counterattack On Rahul: Says”Dalali Synonymous with Cong Only”
BJP today stepped up attack on Rahul Gandhi for his ‘dalali’ barb on cross-LoC surgical strike, alleging that he has “crossed all limits” with his remarks which “undermine” the armed forces and are an “insult” to their bravery.
Urging parties not to politicise the issue of surgical strikes, BJP President Amit Shah also lashed out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying he was the first among the “anti-India” leaders to raise questions on the army’s action.
Terming as “very unfortunate” the Congress leader’s use of word “dalali for soldiers”, he alleged it depicted the Congress’ mindset as as the word is synonymous with the opposition party whose leaders were “embroiled in several scams worth thousands of crores of rupees”.
“With his ‘khoon ki dalali’ remarks, Rahul Gandhi has crossed all limits.
I feel his use of words are an insult to the bravery of the armed forces…I agree that the word ‘dalali’ is part of their mindset as several scams took place during their rule,” he said.
In a jibe at the Congress vice-president, Shah said he should concentrate on the “potato factory” for farmers instead as his understanding of the problems of agriculture sector is limited to that only.
Gandhi had yesterday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of “hiding behind the blood of soldiers” and said that he was selling off their sacrifices for political benefit.