Union Minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was “sowing the seeds of hatred”, when asked to respond to Mr. Gandhi’s allegation that the government was demolishing constitutional values and targeting the poor.
After the North Delhi Municipal Corporation started demolitions in Jahangirpuri, the site of recent communal clashes, Mr. Gandhi tweeted: “This is a demolition of India’s constitutional values. This is state-sponsored targeting of poor & minorities. BJP must bulldoze the hatred in their hearts instead. (sic).”
Asked to comment on Mr. Gandhi’s statement at a press conference at the BJP headquarters, Mr. Thakur said, “Those whose own history is tied to corruption and riots, you can imagine them making such statements. Those sowing the seeds of hatred, they are not doing what’s good for the country, they are spoiling the image of the country.”
