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Anandiben made a scapegoat for BJP misrule in Gujarat: Rahul Gadhi

by IBNS 01 Aug 2016, 10:16 pm

#Rahul Gandhi #Anandiben Patil #Resignation #Scapegoat

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS) : Commenting on the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has said she has been made the "scapegoat" for the prolonged BJP misrule in the state.

"13 years of Modi rule, not 2 years of Anandiben are responsible for Gujarat burning. Sacrificing the scapegoat won't save the BJP," he said in a tweet on Tuesday morning.

 Patel announced her resignation on Monday, saying her move was in accordance with the BJP's principle of promoting younger leaders. But it is seen as a fallout of  two major uprisings in the state- the Patel agitation for reservation and the recent Dalit protests.

 
Reacting to her resignation, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted : "AAP's growing popularity in Gujarat is the reason behind Anandiben Patel's resignation. The BJP is afraid of this."

 Kejriwal launched his party's campaign in Gujarat earlier this month alleging that the he Anandiben Patel government  was an "oppressor" of the Dalits as  four tannery workers were brutally beaten by self-styled cow protectors.

The BJP has been in power in Gujarat for 18 years straight now, 13 of those with Narendra Modi as chief minister. In the last assembly election in 2012, the Congress could win only 60 of Gujarat's 182 seats. The BJP had won 116.
 

 

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