New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI): Congress today brought out a booklet on BJP's "100 days of misrule" insisting that results of all the bypolls after the Lok Sabha election reflect "people's anger" over "hollow promises of a useless government".
The slide of the ruling party was a "significant trend" that will gather momentum with the "unmasking" of BJP, the party claimed in the booklet titled "Modi government-The truth of BJP government: 100 days of misrule".
"The story till now is only of slogans and more slogans. The nation is worried at what lies in store for India for the remaining tenure of this government", the AICC said in the booklet released by party spokesman Anand Sharma.
Suggesting that the landslide for BJP has turned into a slide, it said, "The results of all the bye-elections held after 2014 Lok Sabha reflect people's anger and rejection of BJP's politics of hatred and hoodwinking."
The party noted that in the 54 Assembly constituencies where bye-elections were held, BJP had led in 42 constituencies in May 2014 which has now been reduced to only 21".
Dubbing the Modi rule and its assurances as "hollow promises of a useless government" (khokhle vaade nikammi sarkar), it said that the 100-day rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed that he has assumed the role of a dream merchant in the poll campaign and "sold false dreams".
Demanding an apology from the government for "fooling the people" during the election campaign, it said NDA owed an explanation over its "failure" to control prices after coming to power.
Listing out the "failures" of the government on several fronts, the party alleged that the BJP-led dispensation was "still in election mode". "It continues to make wild and baseless allegations on its political opponents on the one hand and continues to make false promises on the other."
Assuring people that "mistakes and wrong doings" of Modi government will not go uncontested, the party said that it will ensure that the remaining tenure of this government is "bereft of pain" for people of the country.
Noting that BJP has lost most of the bypolls in all regions to Congress and other opposition parties, it said, "This is a significant trend that cannot be ignored, and will surely gain momentum with the unmasking of BJP."
In the booklet, Congress alleged that the Modi government is in "complete conflict" with the judiciary because it wants the final say in the appointment of judges at the cost of judicial independence.
The party also accused Modi of reducing the stature of ministers to that of "ciphers".
"Complete centralisation of power in the hands of one man - Modi, even though in a parliamentary democracy, the PM is the first among equals", it said.
Besides, it faulted the government for failing to hold Assembly polls in Delhi despite AAP and Congress, which together have a majority, openly demanding it.
"In the last few days, there have been credible reports of the government and the BJP taking recourse to undemocratic and horse trading tactics to form a government in Delhi instead of going back to the electorate to seek its mandate," it said.
At the AICC briefing, Sharma made light of a question that BJP lost in Uttar Pradesh bypolls as it did not have a 'face' like Varun Gandhi.
He said it was for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah to answer such a query.
He said the elections were fought under the leadership of Modi and Shah. "They cannot wash their hands off the sin."
Taking a dig at Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, he said she had remarked that her government would give "gift" to the PM on his birthday by winning all the bypolls in the state.
The results showed that someone has taken out a major share of the gift, he said in an obvious reference to the Congress winning three out of four seats where bypolls were held in Gujarat.