NDA Caused Grave Damage to Nation : Sonia Gandhi


Press Trust of India
 
New Delhi, Feb 8:  Virtually launching the campaign for elections to the Lok Sabha, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday accused the BJP-led NDA of causing "grave damage" to the country's secular fabric and economy and said the saffron party was "misleading" people in the name of Lord Rama.

Addressing the party's district and block-level office-bearers here, she charged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with trying to make political capital out of terrorism and said "those who mobilise people on religious lines, mislead people in the name of Ram cannot become an effective force against terror." Gandhi's attack on BJP for using the name of Lord Rama comes a day after the saffron party chief Rajnath Singh again raked up the issue of building Ram temple in Ayodhya, apparently with an eye on the elections.

Accusing BJP of conducting "divisive politics", she said, "Grave damage has been done to our secular polity, society and economy by BJP-led NDA. Theirs is a voice of polarisation, of division, of hatred." The Congress, on the other hand, "is a voice of social justice, communal harmony and inclusiveness," she said.

Seeking to blunt BJP's allegation that the Congress is soft on terror, Gandhi said "a party which has lost two of its popular leaders to terrorism does not need a certificate from others".

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  • Angelina, mangalore

    Mon, Feb 09 2009

    Mr. Vishal to xpress ones thought Mr. Joseph need not be a spokesman. A person who does not know about the rights indian citizens have what will how understand politics he is just a puppet. EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING CALLED AS FREEDOM OF SPEECH. If we dont have then I have the right to question you whether you are the spokesperson of BJP? open up and see the world around youu in karnataka its no less than a hell wake up man!!!

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  • Donald Pinto, Chickmaglure/Abu-Dhabi

    Mon, Feb 09 2009

    Hi Every one let us save our INDIA, Let us give our all Efforts not to bring B J P in power, Best of Luck INDIA.

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  • Carol, Mangalore/KSA

    Mon, Feb 09 2009

    Mr. Joseph Gonsalves, bannur/mlore. I really appreciate the trouble you have taken to enlighten people about BJP. Thank you for your selfless service.

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  • M.P. Rodrigues, Dubai

    Mon, Feb 09 2009

    I beg to disagree with the comments from Chandra Shetty. It really does not matter how long Sonia Gandhi took before she became an Indian citizen. Many others would have done the same to weigh the pros and cons before changing citizenship. But what is important is that once she took the considered decision, she has proved herself an Indian in every way. When our Indians like Bobby Jindal get coveted posts in America or any other country, we are elated and pat ourselves. When a foreigner takes Indian citizenship and ascends to the top, then we consider it a blot on our self respect. How long will it take us to get over this doublespeak and hypocrisy? Have we forgotten Dr. Annie Besant who was also a Congress president at one time? Come, let us be impartial in our judgment and value system.

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  • Clement , Bantwal / Doha-Qatar

    Mon, Feb 09 2009

    Very good Joseph Gonsalves what ever you said that 100% correct. and well said dear Sonia Ghandiji this BJP leaders misusing RAMA's name while the elections time. b'coz only Ayodhya Rama temple is their main issue to fool all the HINDU people.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves , Bannur Puttur/Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 09 2009

    Dear Mr. Vishal, The top ten which I commented is a five years brief period of BJP’s (NDA) rule. If they were given 40 years like Congress (congress works for all irrespective caste creed colour and religion), India might had been set a part.

    Late P.M., Indira Gandhi became a victim for protecting the sovereignty and integrity of India. The most successful event carried out by her was to stem atrocities against East Bengal by the Pakistanis thereby liberating east Bengal and presently Bangladesh. As you have written am I a spokes person? I am not a spokesperson of Congress or BJP. It is my right to comment on this blog to enlighten citizens from wrong doers. Listeners shall listen discarders will discard which is none of my business.

    I am thankful to daijiworld for giving opportunity. By your comments it seems truth is bitter to you. BJP is interested only in higher castes. Mr. Vishal if you have guts propose in your comments a Harijan or a Christian or a Muslim to become Prime Minister of India. Now once again bjp is playing Babri Masjid trump card to fool the citizens which they in five years were unable to accomplish. In the Kargil war poor Indian soldiers received only bullet all the money offered by citizens were utilized by bjp politicians a well known fact.

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  • chandra shetty, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 09 2009

    When we have 1 billion Indians, we dont need advice from a foreigner who took decades to get citizenship despite living in India. People who supoort just look at the mirror and think why we struggled so much time for independence. This case is only possible in India because people are so low at self respect.

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  • P. Dsouza., Mangalore/Philippines.

    Mon, Feb 09 2009

    Mr. Vishal Dsouza, I really feel pity for you because you seem to have become blind to the reality around. Please open your eyes and see what is happening in your own BJP led state. Innocent people are living in constant fear of terror and uncertainty. This is only because of your so called patriotic, peace loving BJP (Rama Sena) leaders.

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  • Roanld, Mangalore / Bahrain

    Sun, Feb 08 2009

    Sri L K Advaniji have a dream from many years to become PM of India....What I sugges is instead of blaming Congress or UPA..Please...be a straight forward man, and tell the people of INDIA....Please Pleas VOTE for me...I want to become PM..so please...please....!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Roanld, Mangalore / Bahrain

    Sun, Feb 08 2009

    Mr. Vishal D'Souza. if Mr.Joseph S. Gonsalves is a spokeperson of for Congress..??? I feel you are a supporter of Present Govt. of Karnataka....where within a year many Admin. failures can be seen from BJP Govt.

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  • Pastor E. W. Frank, Udupi/Udupi

    Sun, Feb 08 2009

    Yes Mr. Gonsalves: You are right. BJP is damaging the image of India. They are not at all concerned about the suffering people of India, or minorities. People still vote for them. It is high time to vote out BJP from India. India is not for Hindus or Hinduthwa, India is for Indians. Its a secular country and the largest democratic country in the world and we should be proud of it, and people should fight for the constitutional rights of India not for the communal rights. Congress is the only party which can rule the Nation with peace and harmony.

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  • Vishal D'Souza, Mangalore / Bangalore

    Sun, Feb 08 2009

    Mr. Joseph S. Gonsales , are you a spokesman of Congress party ? BJP is the only patriotic party exists in india where all of their leaders have love for the nation, for the security, industries & concerned of armed forces. If you don't know learn from Israel how they act? Congress party really ruined this nation on religion basis, caste basis & made all reservations which people even fight for it. There is no uniform civil code for all people. So you should support BJP if you need developed India or you will be in same situation as like the present.

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  • ajith, Mangalore

    Sun, Feb 08 2009

    She has done once,she will do it again.Inspite of all the cheap attack NDA bit the dust in the hands of Sonia Gandhi in the last elections.NDA will see the grave in this election.

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  • Abdul, uppinangady/doha

    Sun, Feb 08 2009

    Yes, Soniajee what you said is correct.

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  • Harris, Mangalore

    Sun, Feb 08 2009

    Good job Mr. Gonsalves. Nice listing. The BJP guys ridicule themselves when they open their mouths.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves , Bannur Puttur/Mangalore

    Sun, Feb 08 2009

    Top Ten Failures of Bjp (NDA) Government:

    1) Even if intelligence was available about Pakistanis infiltrated in Kargil why not acted promptly? How many soldiers died? Scores of money was offered by the citizens to the soldiers do they receive what the citizens and country men offered? War was won only through former President Bill Clinton pressed hard to pull out Pakistani forces from Indian soil. If not also we would have won but catastrophically.

    2) Parliament attack during bjp period (Presently Congress (UPA) has cleared from its stand to hang Afzal Guru but his mercy petition is with President who is to decide).

    3) Akshardhama temple attack by the terrorists.

    4) How the Hijacked plane from Nepal to Punjab flew out of Indian soil only because Sushma Swaraj’s Husband was in the plane?

    5) Mr. Jaswanth Singh was a chief guest of honor in the plane to bid farewell to Criminal Azar Masood to Kandahar, Afghanistan. 6) Violence against Christians in Gujarat. 7) Churches attacked in Karnataka by terrorists of Deendar Anjuman.

    8) Ahmadabad bomb blasts.

    9) Godhra carnage and aftermath violence in Gujarat.

    10) Even if POTA was existed during BJP’s tenure what was the use of that? Are not specified above failures while BJP was in power?

    Apart from above many public service units were privatized by NDA during its tenure. See the fate of Satyam Computers. It is the Congress government took initiative to protect 65,000 employees of Satyam Computers.

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