"Only talking about issues which are 300 years old": Congress leader's sarcastic jibe at BJP after party meet in Ahmedabad

"There are several issues like price hikes in petrol and diesel. They (Centre) only talk about issues that are 300 years old. One is talking about unemployment, Manipur, price rises or famers. They only want to divide the country. BJP is doing the work of spreading poison in the country," the Congress MP said.

Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Congress chief Deepak Baij said that the BJP is an "expert in spreading rumours" while being "busy crushing democracy."

The Congress leader, speaking about the party's resolution on Sardar Vallabhai Patel, said, "BJP spreads lies. "They are experts in spreading rumours. They (BJP) are busy crushing democracy."

Earlier, BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan spoke about the Congress Working Committee's special resolution on Sardar Patel and criticized them for their sudden show of respect for Sardar Patel, calling it a move for 'sheer political mileage.'

CR Kesavan said, "The Congress Party, which is now suddenly and shamelessly faking respect for Sardar Patel, had any real regard for him. The Congress party would have named its party headquarters 'Sardar Bhavan'; it wouldn't have given the name of a dynastic name of 'Indira Bhavan'. The Congress party is only doing this for sheer political mileage."

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) in Ahmedabad passed a resolution stating that the party will follow Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's example.

A copy of the resolution was shared by the Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal in a social media post on X.

"The Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and proponent of social justice, our leader Rahul Gandhi, as also millions of Congress workers, are even more determined today to walk on the 'Nyaypath' in our struggle for the protection of the Constitution as also our democracy. The path shown by Sardar Patel is this very path," read the resolution. (ANI)