India’s ruling BJP chief slams Congress for dynasty politics

NEW DELHI: India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah yesterday slammed the main opposition Congress party for its dynasty politics in his debut speech in the parliament, reports Xinhua.

“For 70 years, this country was run just by one family. At one point people started believing that this is how things will be. They had lost hope. Today, there is a new hope, an optimism across the country,” Shah said in the Upper House of Parliament (Rajya Sabha).

In his speech, the BJP chief did not name the Nehru-Gandhi family which has ruled India as well as the Congress party for the past 70 years till losing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP in general elections in 2014.

“In 2014, the people of India made a historic decision, by voting a government to power with full majority. People want progress at a fast pace and hence they chose the BJP,” Shah said.

 

Indias ruling BJP chief slams Congress for dynasty politics

NEW DELHI: Indias ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah yesterday slammed the main opposition Congress party for its dynasty politics in his debut speech in the parliament, reports Xinhua. For 70 years, this country was run just by one family. At one point people started believing that this is how things will be. They had lost hope. Today, there is a new hope, an optimism across the country, Shah said in the Upper House of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). In his speech, the BJP chief did not name the Nehru-Gandhi family which has ruled India as well as the Congress party for the past 70 years till losing to Prime Minister Narendra Modis BJP in general elections in 2014. In 2014, the people of India made a historic decision, by voting a government to power with full majority. People want progress at a fast pace and hence they chose the BJP, Shah said.