NEW DELHI: Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, the BJP on Monday alleged that Rahul Gandhi “exploited” the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his “convenient politics” and flew to Vietnam to ring in the New Year while the country is in mourning his death. The Congress responded and asked when “will the Sanghis stop this policy of ‘diverting’?”
“As the country mourns the demise of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi has flown to Vietnam to ring in the new year,” BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya said in a post on X .
Gandhi politicized and exploited Dr Singh’s death for his political convenience, but his contempt for him is unmissable, he charged.
“The Gandhis and the Congress hate Sikhs. Never forget that Indira Gandhi desecrated the Darbar Sahib,” Malviya added.
Reacting sharply, Congress leader Manickam Tagore wrote in a post on X: “When will the Sanghis stop this policy of ‘diversion’?”
He alleged that the way Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied Dr Singh a cremation ground on the banks of the Yamuna and his ministers cornered his family was “shameful”.
“If Gandhi travels privately, why does it bother you?” he asked Malviya and said, “Get well on New Year.”