Challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his bastion, the Congress Tuesday accused him of “cynically exploiting national security for political gains”.
“An atmosphere offear and insecurity is all pervasive particularly among women, students,academics, writers and the business community; there are deliberate attacks onthe constitutional and other safeguards for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes,OBCs and minorities; and there is subversion of all institutions ofgovernance,” said the resolution at the Congress Working Committee (CWC),which met in Ahmedabad after 58 years.
Congress chief RahulGandhi said, “On the anniversary of Gandhi ji’s historic Dandi March, theCongress Working Committee in Ahmedabad, resolved to defeat the RSS/BJPideology of fascism, hatred, anger and divisiveness.”
Sonia Gandhi accused Modi of playing the “victimhoodcard” saying it were the people instead who were victims of his”wrong policies”.
The day also saw newly-appointed AICC general secretaryPriyanka Gandhi Vadra addressing her maiden poll rally.
Priyanka said, “Vote is a weapon, use it cautiously. Take the right decision, ask the right questions,” she said as the CWC earlier resolved to “not let PM Modi deflect attention of the people from the basic issues of joblessness, agrarian distress, low economic growth and poor security of women”.