‘Cong doing petty politics’

BJP on Saturday accused the Congress of doing “petty politics” over the issue of making public files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and demanded that it apologise to the nation for “ignoring” the contribution of great freedom fighter.

The party also lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his action of making public files relating to Netaji, fulfilling a long-term demand and a promise made earlier, that could throw more light on the great freedom fighter’s life.

“BJP condemns the petty politics done by the Congress and hails Modi government’s efforts to give back the respect deserved by great freedom fighters,” BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma said.

He also alleged that the Congress has engaged in “flattery” of only one family and totally ignored the contribution of great freedom fighters due to its “votebank politics”.

“Congress party should accept this reality and penance for its misdeeds. Congress should apologise to the country for the disrespect it showed to great freedom fighter,” he said.

Shrikant Sharma added that the Congress has tried to confine the credit to only its first family, “brutally ignoring the contribution of Bose as well as many great freedom fighters of the country”.