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Don’t need certificate of patriotism from BJP: Sonia

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Posted online: Thursday , May 08, 2008 at 09:10:41
Updated: Thursday , May 08, 2008 at 09:10:41


Bangalore, May 8: Countering the BJP charges of a soft policy towards terrorism, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, in her first appearance for the Karnataka poll campaign at Tumkur and Bangalore on Wednesday, said her party did not need a certificate of patriotism from BJP leaders. “We cannot tolerate this,” she said.

Campaigning in the same regions on Tuesday, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had charged the Congress with being incapable of combating terrorism. The Congress president during her twin rallies ahead of the elections to 89 first-phase Assembly constituencies on May 10 said “we want to ask BJP leaders as to who freed terrorists during the Kandahar hijack”.

“The attack on Parliament, the Akshardham temple in Gujarat or in Kashmir, terror attacks happened under the BJP Government. We do not need a certificate on patriotism from such people,” Sonia said extending a campaign battle centered on terrorism. The Congress had always fought against terrorism and even sacrificed leaders like Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, she said.

While Sonia, who was running behind schedule, got a lukewarm response to her rally at Tumkur, the Bangalore rally held in KR Puram constituency and featuring the who’s who of the state Congress leadership attracted a good crowd.

The Congress leader said her party was keen to “provide a responsible, transparent and responsive government which will work in tandem with aspirations of the people”.

She said poll promises made by other parties were intended to mislead people. Selfish and opportunistic policies were being employed. “These parties are ready to compromise on their ideology and are misleading people,” she added.

Sonia said the UPA Government had fulfilled its promise of reservation for women by introducing the 33 per cent reservation Bill. “The Congress always believed in balance and inclusive growth. It has taken along with it farmers, workers, women and other backward classes,” she said.

On the issue of price rise, Sonia said the UPA Government was taking all measures to procure more wheat and rice to stabilise prices. The BJP, which had mocked Rajiv Gandhi’s vision for the growth of the IT and BT sector in Bangalore, were now claiming credit for it, the AICC president said.

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Madam do need certifcate of even honesty....? by Raju on 10 May 2008

Sonia is 100% wrong in what she said about Indiraji and Rajivji! Indira Gandhi met the fate because it her dirty politics of creating Bhinderwale to balance Akalis in Punjab and finally sending troops on Golden Temple to flush out terrorist from their. Rajiv Gandhi got for what he did. India has no business in sending in troops in Sri Lanka to curb the LTTE. If Sonia is so believer of Rajiv Gandhi, why Karunanidhi is partner in UPA? Every one knows that Karunanidhi do sympathies with Tamil causes! Indira Gandhi shall be remembered for nonemergency rule of India for her on selfish reason and cause of 100s of deaths and thousands in jail. Rajiv Gandhi shall be remembered for Bofors scandal and dead Abhiyukat in charge shit filed in court.

Madam do need certifcate of even honesty.....? by Raju on 10 May 2008

Sonia is 100% wrong in her statement. The terrorist attacks in time of NDA was simply an attacks. The trend of releasing terrorist started by Mufti Mohammad Syed, a bed partner of congress in J

BJP v/S Congress by arish sahani on 09 May 2008

Difference is congress ruled under nehru gandhi family has a blood of islam in their vains India merried to muslim . They have made all the rules in india to please muslims. BJP was in power for 5 yrs with 20 parties and congress in opposition making life of bjp hell.How by creating terrorium in india . Lets not forget all problems of islamic terrorium is due to congress.

Sonia's Patriotism by Dr. M.N.Ambekar on 09 May 2008

Dear Editor."The Congress had always fought against terrorism and even sacrificed leaders like Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, she said."How right is Sonia Ji. There are thousands of people who lost their lives, livelihood, sole earners in the family, brother's and sisters in the Terrorists attacks nation wide. Thousands of Revolutionaries laid their lives for the sake of India's Independence. She does not care about those lives BUT only of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi. This selective sacrifices of Dynasty comes in handy every time a Terrorists strikes Trains, Hotels, Business establishments for Sonia Ji.Indira and Rajiv both had protection from the Government bodies BUT what about the victims of terrorist attacks on common man, women and children, was there any protection for them?Do not compare the sacrifices of "Dynasty" to that of Individual victims of Terrorism.Dr. M.N.Ambekar.

Sonia's Patriotism by Dr. M.N.Ambekar on 09 May 2008

Dear Editor."The Congress had always fought against terrorism and even sacrificed leaders like Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, she said."How right is Sonia Ji. There are thousands of people who lost their lives, livelihood, sole earners in the family, brother's and sisters in the Terrorists attacks nation wide. Thousands of Revolutionaries laid their lives for the sake of India's Independence. She does not care about those lives BUT only of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi. This selective sacrifices of Dynasty comes in handy every time a Terrorists strikes Trains, Hotels, Business establishments for Sonia Ji.Indira and Rajiv both had protection from the Government bodies BUT what about the victims of terrorist attacks on common man, women and children, was there any protection for them?Do not compare the sacrifices of "Dynasty" to that of Individual victims of Terrorism.Dr. M.N.Ambekar.

The judgement day is approaching by Sathyan on 08 May 2008

Low level of thinking , lack of national integration spirit and lack of courage and stesmanship are characteristic of today,s poltical leadreds in our country. Opprtunism first , then family interest , promotion of communal and regional antagonism to catch more votes , then comes ......., then ...... so on and so forth . Patriotisim and national interests are the things that come at the bottom places of their periority list. Want some evidence? Just look how they lick the boots of unpatriotic outfits like communists and noefascist Thackrey outfits. Testboth NDA and UPA. Finally the people will be judging all these hypocrites in very near future.

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