Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has attacked Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the Gandhi family for exploiting the “fake” Gandhi surname to garner votes.
Mr. Yadav made the remarks at a poll rally in Guna Lok Sabha segment on Saturday. His remarks continue a war of words that began after Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged at a Rajasthan rally that the Congress would “deprive” women of their mangalsutras.
At poll rallies in Jalore and Banswara on April 21, Mr. Modi alleged that the Congress, if elected to power, would distribute people’s land, gold and valuables among Muslims. Citing a 2006 speech by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh he said Mr. Singh had stated that Muslims had the first claim on the country’s resources. He went on to say, “property will be distributed among those who have a large number of children... and among the intruders” by the Congress and “women will be deprived of their mangalsutra.”
