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Congress to fight against Modi’s divide and rule policy: K.C. Venugopal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been implementing the divide and rule policy of the British government in the country, All India Congress Committee general secretary K.C. Venugopal, MP has said.

Speaking after inaugurating the UDF Kalpetta legislative constituency convention here ahead of the Lok Sabha polls on Monday, Mr. Venugopal said the BJP was trying to divide the people in the country on behalf of religion and cast, for which they would even amend the Indian constitution.

They had special intention to enact the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) just ahead of the poll. However, the Congress party would fight against the Act until the government withdrew it , Mr . Venugopal said. All the opposition leaders were invited to the concluding function of the ‘Bharat Jodo Nay Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi MP. Though all the eminent leaders had attended the function except the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he said. The CPI(M) considered the INDIA alliance as only a tool for their election campaign and they had no faith in it , he said.

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