Aftercontroversy erupted following Rahul Gandhi's statement in Kerala on Tuesday,the Congress on Wednesday said that the BJP is diverting from the real issuesabout rising oil prices, inflation, Chinese intrusion and farmers protest.
Congresschief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala addressing the media on Wednesday saidRahul Gandhi has given a clarion call to the people of India to question thegovernment of the day whether in the state or Centre, on issues paramount tothe people, and to ignore the superficial "Toolkit" story sold by theBJP.
"Theissue before the country is that GDP is nosediving, all the businesses smalland medium are in ruin and shambles, the Constitution is under attack, peopleare under attack from BJP and have lost the right to dissent, the governmenthas to answer on issues," he added.
OnTuesday, Rahul Gandhi said in Thiruvananthapuram, "For the first 15 years,I was an MP in the north. I had got used to a different type of politics. Forme, coming to Kerala was very refreshing as suddenly I found that people areinterested in issues and not just superficially but going into detail inissues."
TheCongress leader's comment triggered a North vs South debate as he described hisstint as a Lok Sabha member from Wayanand in Kerala as 'refreshing' after 15years of representing Amethi in the Lok Sabha.
Takinga dig at former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, BJP national President J.P. Naddasaid on Tuesday that the Congress leader has a habit of dividing people.
Takinga dig at the comments made by Rahul Gandhi in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday,Nadda tweeted, "A few days back he (Rahul Gandhi) was in the Northeast,spewing venom against the Western part of India. Today in the South he isspewing venom against the North. Divide and rule politics won't work RahulGandhiji. People have rejected this policy. See what happened in Gujarattoday," referring to the BJP's landslide victory in the Gujarat municipalpolls.
UnionMinister Smriti Irani, who defeated Rahul Gandhi in Amethi in the last LokSabha elections in 2019, tweeted, "Ungrateful. The world says about him,who blabbers more than knowledge."