Cong resolution on Sardar Patel a facade, always insulted him: BJP

The ruling BJP on Tuesday dubbed the Congress Working Committee’s resolution on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as a smokescreen to conceal its “contempt for the stalwart”.

The Congress passed a resolution to emulate the life principles of Sardar Patel in a CWC meeting in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Reacting to the resolution, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said, “The Congress insulted Sardar Patel before and after Independence. It has always engaged in undermining the legacy of leaders who shared the same stature as Pt Jawaharlal Nehru. The tallest in this league were Sardar Patel and Dr BR Ambedkar.”

The BJP leader said it had been the Congress’ culture to be disrespectful of Sardar Patel. “Maniben Patel’s book reveals how the Congress insulted Sardar Patel,” he said, referring to a book by Sardar Patel’s only daughter.

He further asked, “If the Congress respected Sardar Patel, why did its leaders not find it fit to pay tributes at the Statue of Unity, built by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat’s Kevadia?”

“The reason behind the Congress leaders not paying their respects at the Sardar Patel memorial is the fact that they never respected Sardar saheb because Nehru never liked him,” said the minister, recalling the controversy at the time of Sardar Patel’s demise.

Meghwal also attacked Rahul Gandhi for his remarks that the Constitution of India was one thousand years old. “The Congress disrespected Baba Saheb when he was alive. Their leaders are doing the same today,” Meghwal said.

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