JAIPUR:
He also attacked chief minister Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan for allegedly stopping Hindu festivals while accusing the party of practising politics and of vote bank and appeasement. "Gehlot government cannot do development works... They can only do politics of appeasement and vote bank," Shah said while addressing the state BJP's booth functionaries in Jodhpur.
Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi, he said, "Rahul baba had said that 'India is not a nation' at all... Rahul baba, in which book have you read? This is the nation for which lakhs and lakhs of people have sacrificed their lives."
JAIPUR/NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday asked Rahul Gandhi to study Indian history, saying the Congress leader was trying to "unite" the country after claiming India is not a nation, referring to Gandhi's parliamentary speech.
The Congress hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party, raising issues of price rise and unemployment as its Bharat Jodo Yatra completed its fourth day.
Addressing the BJP Rajasthan unit's booth functionaries in Jodhpur, Shah took potshots at Gandhi, the central figure of the Congress's biggest march, and said: "I want to remind Rahul baba and Congressmen about his speech given in Parliament.
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