BJP counters Rahul Gandhi’s anti-incumbency remarks, cites Congress’s election record

BJP on Thursday hit back at Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhis claims that antiincumbency has seemingly disappeared during the current regime accusing the latter of lacking knowledge of Indian politicsEarlier Rahul Gandhi said Despite prevailing antiincumbency for years it suddenly disappears from Maharashtra Haryana Uttar PradeshThis is an attack on the idea on the basic infrastructure and on the expression of every single Indian the Congress leader allegedHitting back at the remarks BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said that antiincumbency has instead been very consistent and strong against the CongressHe Rahul Gandhi stated that antiincumbency is an established truth in this country and that this phenomenon has persisted since the BJP came to power Politically speaking Rahul Gandhi is devoid of wisdom and knowledge the BJP leader remarked during a press conferenceAccusing the LoP of lacking an understanding of Indian politics he noted The Congress has never returned to power in Tamil Nadu since 1967 a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party did not even exist The Congress has not returned to power in Bengal since 1977 the Communists ruled there for 34 years from 1977 to 2011 yet Rahul Gandhi neither understands nor sees thisTrivedi also referred to Congress being out of power in Bihar Uttar Pradesh and Odisha saying Yet he Rahul brings up the issue of antiincumbencyThere was an era when the Congress held power for long periods It was an era before voter ID cards came into existence marked by booth capturing the looting of ballot boxes and gunfire In states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar hardly any election passed without people being killed or injured Back then antiincumbency did not work against the Congress he saidHe remarked that the Congress has desperately struggled to come to power since elections became transparent central paramilitary forces took over local police and CCTV footage became availableThe BJP MP further reiterated that the antiincumbency sentiment actually lies within the Congress party specifically within the Gandhi familyThe Congress party has held power continuously for a hundred years Today however antiincumbency has become so strong that they cannot win a single seat without the crutch of an ally Sudhanshu Trivedi said while citing examples of Congress coalitions in Uttar Pradesh and KeralaFor the past 25 years the Congress party has been winning in Raebareli and Amethi only with the support of the Samajwadi Party Otherwise neither Sonia Gandhi nor Rahul Gandhi possesses the capability to win their family strongholds on their own merit without the Samajwadi Partys backing he statedTrivedi said that similarly Priyanka Gandhi Vadra won from Keralas Wayanad due to the support of the Muslim LeagueThey Congress lack the capability and the political standing to secure a seat without the Muslim Leagues support he claimedTherefore I believe the assessment regarding Rahul Gandhis lack of experience is absolutely correct Politically his knowledge is virtually nonexistent but he lacks even a fundamental understanding of Indian politics the BJP leader addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever