BJP hits back at Congress' 'Vikas has gone crazy campaign' with ad.
The gloves are off before the upcoming Gujarat elections which the BJP high brass seem to have taken as a matter of pride. While PM Modi excoriated Congress by claiming that Gujaratis were an ‘eyesore’ for the Nehru-Gandhi family, Amit Shah urged the people of the state to give them a 3/4th majority.
Now humour has entered the fray, with BJP using the infamous mauka mauka ad which mocks Pakistan’s inability to beat India in ICC World Cup matches.
Interestingly, a video tweeted by both BJP leader Vijay Chauthale and IT head Amit Malviya replaces Pakistan with Congress in the ad and shows the grand old party repeatedly losing in Gujarat. The decision to portray Congress as Pakistan is also particularly
Congress has failed to win in Gujarat since 1990, and BJP has won consecutively in 1995,1998,2002, 2007 and 2012. This is a counter to Congress’ ‘Vikas has gone crazy’ campaign and is setting the tone for what’s likely to be a high-octane campaign.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had excoriated the Congress and the Nehru-Gandhi family, accusing it of disliking Gujarat and Gujaratis who were an "eyesore" for them. Invoking tall leaders from the poll-bound state like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Morarji Desai, the prime minister accused the "Congress and the family" of slighting them. He also alleged a "conspiracy" was hatched by the Congress to put him in jail, in an apparent reference to accusations of his complicity in the 2002 post-Godhra riots.
Accusing the main opposition party of pursuing "negative politics", Modi dared the Congress to fight the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls on the development plank. "Gujarat polls are round the corner and the Congress has developed fever once again. Gujarat has been an eyesore for the party and the family. I won't repeat what they did to Sardar Patel, his daughter Maniben, and Morarji Desai.
"They did not speak about the work of Morarji Desai or his dedication and commitment to Mahatma Gandhi's ideals. They instead chose to talk about what he ate and drank," Modi told a massive BJP rally at Bhat village near Gandhinagar, referring to the former prime minister's fondness of urine therapy.
With inputs from PTI
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