Sonia cartoon draws Cong ire
The Congress attacked BJP in Chhattisgarh for portraying its chief Sonia Gandhi as a “witch” in a cartoon on price rise, saying it has crossed the “limits of decency”.
“We always say that sometimes BJP and its associated groups cross the limits of decency. If you want to criticise the government on price rise, you are welcome but m
aking it personal and attacking individuals is shameful. This shows that more than price rise, they are interested in doing politics,” Congress leader Sandeep Dixit said here.
However, the BJP refused to accept that the Congress chief was portrayed as a “witch” in a cover-page cartoon published in an in-house magazine of the party in Chhattisgarh.
“The problem with Congress is that they see Sonia Gandhi everywhere. We have not tried to show Sonia Gandhi as Mehangai Dayan (dearness witch) in the magazine,” BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said.
Mr Naqvi charged that the Congress has developed a “mindset” of finding its leaders being attacked by the BJP on every issue raised by the party.
“If we talk about price rise, they (Congress) will say it is an attack on Sonia Gandhi. If we oppose terrorism, they will say it is an attack on Rahul Gandhi. If we oppose Naxalism, they will say it is an attack on Congress. The Congress has not been able to get out of this mindset,” he charged.
—PTI
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Why politicians are engaged
shyam chhabra
07 Aug 2010 - 08:56
Why politicians are engaged thinking and acting on the actions or deeds of other party. The BJP should do his job and the Congress should do his own. The parties are mature enough not to get involved in such petty issues. The price rise is not at all an issue but it is an issue cropped up by the politicians to attract the attention of common man of this country who is really concerned about the price rise. These politicians who are spending extravagantly for saving of their life i.e. on security, making foreign tours but without any report card that what has been achieved and then making the common public very attentive about the price rice.
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