Gandhinagar: In a sharp attack on the Congress and the Gandhi-Nehru family, BJP president Amit Shah said on Saturday that a party which "failed" in establishing internal democracy can never preserve India's democracy. Before the BJP came to power under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi in 2014, India was lagging behind other countries in most key areas such as economic growth, agriculture and on social sector indicators, he said.
In the past four years, things have improved considerably, Shah said, addressing the audience at 'Youth Parliament' organised in the Karnavati University here. "Before 2014, a particular party remained in power for the maximum period after Independence. But the way these governments functioned, a large part of population remained deprived of development."