'Attempt being made to destroy the Constitution'

Silchar: Coming down heavily on the BJP, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the Constitution is not respected, and an attempt is being made to destroy it by the present dispensation.

Holding a roadshow in Silchar in support of Congress candidate and sitting MP Sushmita Dev, she also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had toured the world over, but hardly spent time in his constituency in Varanasi.

"It is 'Mahapurush' (B R) Ambedkar's birth anniversary. He laid the foundation of this country through the Constitution. Every leader has to respect that Constitution.

"Today, you are seeing that the Constitution is not respected and an attempt is being made to destroy it," said Gandhi, who is Congress's general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh East. Slamming the BJP manifesto, she said there is no space for different cultures and religions in it, as well as any respect for the Constitution.

"On the other hand, the Congress manifesto has the 'NYAY' scheme, under which a low-income family will get Rs 72,000 annually... In every word, there is respect for the Constitution," she said.

Gandhi said people in Varanasi told her that Modi did not spend even five minutes with anyone there in the last five years.