54 BJP leaders' kin in politics yet it blames Cong for dynastic politics: Cong leader


Guwahati, Sep 23 (IANS): Former Assam Congress President and Rajya Sabha member Ripun Bora released a list on Wednesday to claim that 54 politicians, including father, son, daughter and grandson, belonging to the BJP are active in politics and yet the saffron party accuses the Congress of doing dynastic politics.

Bora said that there are many BJP MPs and MLAs in the Parliament and in the state assemblies whose kin are members of the legislative bodies, hence the party (BJP) has no moral right to malign the Congress, particularly the Gandhi family, over dynastic politics.

"Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh is a member of Uttar Pradesh Assembly. Union ministers Anurag Thakur, Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan's fathers were either former Chief Ministers or Central ministers," the Congress leader said, giving names of 23 other such instances in the current Lok Sabha and in different states.

He said: "The Congress has never maligned the BJP on this issue as it believes in democracy and merit. Targeting the Gandhi family, the BJP, especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been slamming the Congress for having done 'nothing' for the country but 'enjoying' the power."

Rejecting the BJP's 'propaganda', Bora said that since Independence and till now, only six out of the 14 Prime Ministers of the country -- Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Sashtri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, P.V. Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh -- were from the Congress.

The other eight PMs -- Morarji Desai, Chaudhary Charan Singh, Viswanath Pratap Singh, Chandrasekhar, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, H.D. Deve Gowda, Indra Kumar Gujral and Narendra Modi -- belonged to other parties.

Among the six Congress PMs, only three came from the Gandhi family, he said, as he asked what is the reason for the BJP to hide such historical facts and attack the Gandhi family at all times?

The Congress leader said that Jawaharlal Nehru had dedicated all the land and other properties inherited from his father Motilal Nehru in the service of the nation.

Stating that late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was killed by terrorists while she was the PM, he said that Rajiv Gandhi had also sacrificed his life for the unity and integrity of India when he was targeted by terrorists.

"In 2004, when the Congress got a majority of seats in the Lok Sabha, Sonia Gandhi was urged to assume the prime ministership but she declined and handed over the baton to Manmohan Singh.

"During the 10 years of Singh's prime ministership, Rahul Gandhi could have easily become a central minister of his choice," the Assam Congress leader said. 

 

  

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Thu, Sep 23 2021

    Bora Bora Saab..... we are talking about Leaders Kin joining the Political Parties or following the foot step of their family members??? We are talking about.... dynasty of Party Heads..... Why always Gandhi Family heading the CONGiss Party???

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  • Amith, udupi

    Thu, Sep 23 2021

    yeddy's son vice president of karnataka BJP ...amith shahs son without holding a bat is BCCI secretary ..but bhakts are questioning why gandhis head indira congress ...when BlueJP is run by RSS cheddis ..

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Thu, Sep 23 2021

    CONgress is completely dynast led party because: 1) Nehru Party President from 1947 t0 1967 2) Indira Ghandhi Party President from 1967 to 1984 3) Rajiv Ghandhi Party President from 1984 to 1991 4) Sonia Ghandhi Party President from 1991 to 2013 Briefly for 6 months in 1993 Kesari was President, but put under House arrest 5) Rahul Ghandhi Party President from 2013 to 2019 6) Sonia Ghandhi again Party President (Interim) from 2019 till date One Family COMPLETE GRIP on party

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  • Gibbs, Udupi

    Thu, Sep 23 2021

    Anata, What is the problem if Congress President is from Gandhi family??? They gave better governance and good economic development of the Country than all other party Governments. Many of BJP founding members were SINGLE so couldn't bring in their immediate family members for Presidents Post!!! Most of the party leaders family join their family members in party and then contesting elections as they have influence over other candidates and in high command to get seat. Many Asian Countries ruled by Dynasty Politics because of their Influence, Popular, development so people blindly vote them. Present situation leaders use Polarization of people so they vote on Caste lines!!! and not on development!!!

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  • Gibbs, Udupi

    Thu, Sep 23 2021

    BJP supporters believe blindly what their leaders blame Congress or other opposition parties!!! They blame Congress for over 60 years of Congress development in all sectors of ECONOMY, and blind BJP believers support them. COW DUNG is in their minds it seems!!! What they believe is Tea and Pakodas makers DID EVERYHTING IN 10/12 years of their rule since 1947??? May God give them WISDOM to believe ONLY WHAT IS RIGHT IRRESPECTIVE OF PARTY LINES...

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Thu, Sep 23 2021

    Absolutely, very strange that they find no fault in their parents but in Nehru ! Jaisa baap, vaisi aulaad !

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