BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi

BENGALURU: BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi on Tuesday said Rahul Gandhi's complaint towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi over an apparent RBI-Centre rift, reflects Congress birthday party's grounding, "which is fast eroding in national politics."

Gandhi on Monday said it was nice to see RBI Governor Urjit Patel "finally defending" the central financial institution from Modi.

"Since the Congress is not getting any chance to expose Modi government on corruption issues, it is picking up subjects concerning government agencies. This shows Congress's grounding, which is fast eroding in national politics," Trivedi informed newshounds here.

Gandhi had also said, it was now not too past due for the RBI governor to stand in defence of the Reserve Bank of India, after studies said there was a rift between Patel And 'Team Modi'.

Responding to Gandhi's charges, Trivedi denied there was any rift between RBI and the central government.

Deputy RBI governor Viral Acharya had stirred a hornet's nest just lately via pitching for "effective independence" of the financial institution.

Trivedi said India was marching ahead in relation to financial prosperity which is reflected in India surpassing France and turning into the 6th biggest economic system on the earth.

Next 12 months, he claimed India would surpass China as quickest rising economic system.

About the electoral prospects of BJP in Kerala towards the backdrop of anti-Sabarimala verdict protests, Trivedi said it was very brilliant, however now not in the gentle of protests,"but in the light of developmental work undertaken by the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre, in Kerala."

"Also, at present the party is having a strong geographic and political expansion in almost all parts of India, including Kerala," he said.

"In Thiruvananthapuram, we are the single largest party in the municipal corporation. We also have prominent presence in Ladakh and Kargil councils," he said.

BJP has also a majority government in Tripura, the spokesperson said.

Coming down heavily on the left government in Kerala for its"mishandling" of Sabarimala protests, Trivedi said "it cannot uphold the dignity of the devotees because it cherishes being atheist and calls religion an opium."

"If these types of rulers are ruling Kerala, can we expect them to uphold the dignity of devotees?" he asked.

Replying to a query, Trivedi said BJP wants building of Ram temple at Ayodhya and claimed NDA companions have now not raised any query on it.

"There has been a paradigm shift even in the stance ofopposition parties, including Samajwadi Party, which insisted on building of mosque earlier, are now pitching for temple construction," he claimed.

"Will Congress stand by the same commitment which former PM Narasimha Rao had to construct a temple on the site," he asked.

On "grand alliance" (Mahagatbandhan), Trivedi said it kind of feels to be "crashing before landing" after it had taken off in Bengaluru right through the swearing-in rite of Karnataka leader minister HD Kumaraswamy.

"Sharad Pawar said there is no Mahagatbandhan at national level, but only at state level. So, in my opinion the so-called flight of Mahagatbandhan which took off from Bengaluru seems to be crashing before it is landing," he said.

Ridiculing the display of harmony right through Kumaraswamy's swearing-in rite, he said "The congregation at the swearing-in of Kumaraswamy was nothing, but 'beta bachaho abhiyan' (save their sons campaign) because Sonia Gandhi, Ajit Singh and others, stood united to save their sons for future elections," he said.