Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that the Congress policies during their governance are at the root of the ethnic conflicts in the Northeast region of India, referring to the ongoing violence in Manipur.Rathore also accused the Congress of being responsible for the long-drawn militancy in the Kashmir Valley due to their divisive policies.Speaking in Jaipur on Sunday, Rathore said, “The root cause of the racial violence in the Northeast is Congress policies. The Congress itself knows this. Congress is the reason for the terrorism that has been going on inside Kashmir for so many years. Congress has done the work of dividing this country by caste, sects and languages. Congress has put the country in the pit by keeping one family at the top.”The BJP MP also accused the Congress of forming an agreement with the Communist Party of China, which he believes has endangered Indias national interests. He further contrasted the Congress-led UPA governments tenure with the present BJP-led government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.“They [Congress] have entered into an agreement with the Communist Party of China behind the countrys back. The true face of the Congress has come to the fore. During the 10-year rule of Congress and UPA, big scams took place, whereas, during the 9-year tenure of the Modi government at the centre, Indias tricolour was hoisted all over the world.”Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore replies to Ashok Gehlots BJP revolt commentsIn response to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlots recent statement suggesting a potential revolt against Prime Minister Narendra Modi within the BJP, Rathore said that the disunity is not within the BJP but within the Congress.“I was hearing that ministers in Gehlot cabinet were failing each other. The people of Rajasthan will keep looking at them and there is no doubt that the people of Rajasthan will give BJP an opportunity to serve the state and a double-engine government will be formed in Rajasthan as well,” Rathore said.Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday made comments implying potential unrest within the BJP during a Youth resolution programme in Jaipur.“Congress is in everyones heart, you can not eliminate Congress from the country. PM Narendra Modi is only losing respect in the party [BJP], there could be a revolt against him,” he said.
