Opposition Parties Forming Alliance to “Protect” Dynastic Politics: BJP Chief Nadda

GG News Bureau

Jaipur, 17th July. BJP President J P Nadda alleged on Sunday that opposition parties are forming alliance to “protect” their dynastic politics and that the Congress-led UPA stands for “utpidan, pakshpat and atyachar” — oppression, favoritism, and atrocities.

The proposed coalition of the opposition parties is not a “Patriotic Democratic Alliance”, but a “Protection of Dynasties Alliance”, Nadda said.

He described the Congress as a “mother-son-daughter” party, claiming that the government in Rajasthan is breaking new records for corruption and has no right to remain in power for another minute.

Addressing a rally after launching the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “Nahi Sahega Rajasthan” campaign, Nadda targeted the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and said, “The UPA of the Congress stands for ‘utpidan, pakshpat and atyachar’, whereas the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working with the mantra of ‘sabka sath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas and sabka prayas’.” He said these days, the opposition parties have started saying a new thing — PDA or the Patriotic Democratic Alliance.

“I call the PDA the Protection of Dynasties Alliance…. It is a way to protect dynastic politics.

“All these people have joined the alliance to protect their families, while Modi works to take the country forward. We should understand the difference,” the BJP chief said.

Following a meeting in Patna last month in which more than a dozen opposition groups agreed to fight the ruling BJP together in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, some sources suggested that their planned coalition could be termed the “Patriotic Democratic Alliance.”

Nadda referred to the Janata Dal (United) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) as dynastic parties that cannot contribute anything to each other.

He called the Congress a “mother-son-daughter” party and claimed that, aside from members of the Gandhi family, all other party officials, including Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, are on “contract,” with former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on a “sub-contract.”

Nadda began the BJP’s “Nahi Sahega Rajasthan” campaign to depose the Congress from power in the desert state. Rajasthan’s Assembly elections are scheduled for the end of the year.

The BJP president launched the campaign, as well as a theme video, which highlights violence against women in the state, the assassination of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, communal disturbances, and other issues.

He also released a “Fail Card” of the Congress government.

Nadda targeted the Gehlot government, accusing it of looting and torturing people and breaking all records for atrocities against Dalits, tribals, women, children, and the poor.

“It has no right to be in power even for a minute more,” he said.

Nadda alleged that encouraging graft and creating new records of corruption characterise the Gehlot government.

He further accused the state government of working towards demolishing the houses of refugees from Pakistan with bulldozers for the sake of its vote-bank politics.

Nadda claimed that the crime rate has gone up in the state under the Congress rule and that women are not safe.

He alleged that the Gehlot government has broken all records of corruption, appeasement politics is at its peak and all sections of the society are distressed under the Congress rule.

He called upon the people of Rajasthan to defeat the Congress in the upcoming polls and form a BJP government for the sake of the state’s development.

He also highlighted the achievements of the Modi government at the Centre.

At the programme, Nadda also met the widows of paramilitary jawans Manju Jat and Madhubala, who were killed in the Pulwama terror attack. Their widows had protested against the Congress government in March over their various demands.

Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Rajendra Rathore slammed the Gehlot government over the recent rape and killing of a woman in Karauli, the killing of Kanhaiya Lal last year and the rape and killing of a Dalit woman in Bikaner’s Khajuwala, among other incidents.

Referring to the “Nahi Sahega Rajasthan” campaign, he said the state will no longer tolerate such incidents.

Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, state BJP chief C P Joshi and deputy leader of opposition in the Assembly Satish Poonia also addressed the rally.

Subsequently, Nadda held a joint meeting of the BJP legislature party and office-bearers at a hotel and gave them necessary directions for the Assembly election.

Besides Joshi and Raje, state BJP in-charge Arun Singh and other party leaders and MLAs attended the meeting.