Rahul Gandhi Attacks BJP, Says 'Advaniji Ko Joota Maar ke Stage se Utara', Sushma Swaraj Advises Him to Maintain 'Some Decorum' in Comments

New Delhi, April 6: Congress party president Rahul Gandhi, addressing a poll rally at Chandrapur in Maharashtra, turned the heat on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused the Prime Minister of "insulting" his guru and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani. However, Gandhi's choice of words have come under strong attack from the leaders of the ruling BJP party. The Congress president slammed the BJP and PM Modi for denying veteran leader LK Advani a Lok Sabha ticket in Gujarat's Gandhinagar, the parliamentary seat Advani has represented six times. The BJP instead gave a ticket from Gandhinagar seat to party president Amit Shah for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Narendra Modi to Contest From Varanasi, Amit Shah Gets Gandhinagar Seat in 1st BJP List for Lok Sabha Elections 2019, Check Full List Here.

Speaking at the rally, Gandhi said that PM Narendra Modi talks about "Hindu dharma (Hindu religion), but the PM forgot that the most important aspect of Hindu religion is Guru (mentor, teacher). Advaniji is Modi's guru. But have you seen Advaniji's condition? Advaniji has been kicked away from BJP's stage (Joota maar ke stage se utara," said Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi Promises to 'Scrap NITI Aayog', Reinstitute Planning Commission if Congress Voted to Power.

Reacting to Rahul Gandhi's comment on LK Advani, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Saturday asked the Congress president to maintain “some decorum” in his comments. Taking strong objection to Gandhi’s remarks, Swaraj tweeted: “Rahulji – Advani ji is our father figure. Your words have hurt us deeply. Please try to maintain some decorum of your speech.”

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