Rahul Gandhi indulging in opportunistic, cynical politics: BJP

08 Jun 2017 Evaluate

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi of indulging in 'opportunistic and cynical politics', while saying that the former should not do politics on unfortunate tragedy. BJP spokesperson G.V.L. Narasimha Rao said that it is the efforts of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress Party to politicize and criminalize a genuine farmers' agitation. Shivraj ji is known to be a friend of farmers. Madhya Pradesh has excelled in the field of agriculture and has delivered massive 20 percent growth rate every year. The Congress Party cannot accept that they have been repeatedly defeated in Madhya Pradesh elections. Accusing the Congress Party of firing from the shoulders of the farmers, Rao further said that grand old party is responsible for giving a violent turn to the entire Mandsaur incident. Rahul is trying to create a scene and indulging in political tourism. He is trying to create a photo-op politics. The enquiry that has been ordered will bring out the real truth of the Congress party and its role in perpetrating violence in Mandsaur. Rahul Gandhi should not do politics on unfortunate tragedy.

Rahul was detained by the police earlier in the day while he was on his way to Mandsaur district to meet the families of the deceased farmers. Rahul said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi neither waives off farmers' loans nor does he provide bonus. He only knows to open fire and bullets at the innocent farmers. Earlier in the day, Gandhi had tweeted that ‘Raj & MP Govts are doing their best to prevent me from entering MP & meeting the families of the farmers killed in Mandsaur. He further added that ‘what law of the land says that it is illegal to stand in solidarity with farmers who were killed simply for demanding what is their right?’

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh has confirmed that police firing was the cause of deaths of the farmers. Singh said that ‘Death of the five farmers was due to police firing. It has been established in probe. I have said earlier that the farmers may have died in police firing.’ The Madhya Pradesh farmers hit the streets protesting over their demands for remunerative prices for their produce and a farm loan waiver not being met.

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