With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh targeting Narendra Modi by terming him disastrous for the country, the Congress on Saturday further upped the ante against him on the basis of reports about former associates of the BJP’s PM candidate knocking the doors of the Aam Admi Party.
Taking a dig over Modi’s close aide and Gujarat minister Anandiben Patel’s estranged husband joining AAP, Congress on Saturday wondered how people can trust Modi when family members of his ministers do not.
“Mafatlal, the husband of number-2 leader of BJP in Gujarat and Cabinet Minister Anandiben Patel joins AAP.... How can people of India trust Modi when their own family members have lost it,” Gujarat PCC chief Arjun Modhwadia said. “Mafatlal Patel, the man who complained a number of times to Vajpayee & Advani... Is set to join AAP,” tweeted Congress general secretary Shakeel Ahmed.
Mafatlal Patel married to senior minister in Modi government Anandiben Patel had been living separately from his wife for last 20 years. Congress sources said that Mafatlal has already met AAP leaders in Ahmedabad and could be joining the party on Monday.
AAP claims to have registered 20,000 members offline and 50,000 members online across the state following the party’s spectacular showing in the Assembly elections in Delhi, where the party won 28 of the 70 seats. The party in its national executive on Saturday claimed to be ready to contest most of the lok Sabha seats this elections.
In another tweet, Ahmed also targeted the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate recalling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s strong comments against Modi on Friday. “I agree with PM’s observation that the man who presided & monitored the massacre of thousands of people will be a disastrous for India as PM,” Ahmed said.
