Congress Punjab Bid Under Rahul Gandhi Draws Brijbhushan's Jibe

Gonda, October 27: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a sharp attack on Congress over its plan to contest the Punjab elections with Rahul Gandhi as the face of the party. Singh also responded to Sanjay Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party, rejecting claims of casteism linked to a computer typing mistake.

Congress has declared that Rahul Gandhi will lead its campaign in Punjab. The party has also charged that drug mafias and the narcotics business are active in the state. Reacting to these claims, Singh pointed to a statement by Home Minister Amit Shah that Punjab would be made free of drugs. He said the anti-drug campaign seemed to have affected the Congress instead, adding that Punjab had not been cleared of narcotics but the Congress appeared to be intoxicated.

Singh said Rahul Gandhi had a record of losing 99 elections and questioned why the party was placing him at the centre of its Punjab campaign. He suggested that the anti-drug programme run by Amit Shah had left its mark on the Congress party.

On the controversy raised by Sanjay Singh, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh said that various communities and situations had produced many proverbs and idioms over time, and that people had created their own sayings. He said it was unfortunate that leaders get entangled in such matters.

Singhs account of the dispute is that a computer entry of the name "Ramhit Yadav" included a typing error, with the word "hit" written in place of "hit". He said Sanjay Singh was using this mistake to try to create caste division. Singh said, "Taking out that mistake, they are trying to sow the poisonous seed of casteism. How small their mindset is."

He also explained the meaning of the word "taadan" in a famous couplet by Goswami Tulsidas, stating that it signifies care and supervision, especially for children and socially weaker or less educated groups. He said the word had been interpreted in different ways over time, which caused the present confusion.

Singh questioned Sanjay Singh's approach, noting that he had served as a minister and that his party had once governed Delhi. He said it was unbecoming for such a leader to take up a computer error as an issue and to demand the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar over it. Singh concluded that society should not be divided over such matters.