MARGAO
Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao has on Monday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has a blood relation with Mahatma Gandhi who shed his blood for India.
“Rahul Gandhi’s grandmother Indira Gandhi also shed her blood for the country. Indian soil has the blood of Rahul’s father Rajiv Gandhi who was brutally assassinated. Rahul Gandhi has a blood relation with Mother India," Yuri said.
Reacting sharply to the statement by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in Margao stating that Rahul Gandhi has no blood relation with Mahatma Gandhi, the Opposition Leader shot back claiming that the Congress leader and the party follow the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi who shed his blood for India.
“Our leader Rahul Gandhi follows the teachings of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi who sacrificed his life spreading the message of brotherhood and inclusive India. Rahul Gandhi toes Mahatma’s path of compassion, eschewing any form of vengeance on his father Rajiv Gandhi’s killers,” he said.
He added: “Our former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi worked tirelessly for a united India. She faced bullets while serving the nation. The country will never forget the Iron Lady of India.”
He said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should look at the results of the elections of Chairpersons of Nagpur Panchayat Samitis.
“The Congress won nine out of thirteen posts of Chairpersons and eight out of thirteen posts of Deputy Chairpersons. This is the beginning of the end of the BJP regime in India. It has started from Nagpur, which happens to be the Headquarters of RSS. Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is showing results,” Yuri said.
He said Congress functionaries are followers of Mahatma Gandhi’s humanistic values and respect diverse cultures and lifestyles. “We are taught to respect every religion and spread communal harmony. We believe in unity in diversity and protecting the idea of India is our priority,” stated Yuri.
