APCC stages protest against Modi’s ‘Bhrashtachari No.1’ remark on Rajiv Gandhi

May 6: Prime Minister Modi attacked Rajiv Gandhi while referring to the issue of Bofors scam while addressing an election rally at Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, 40 km away from Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s parliamentary constituency Amethi on Sunday. He said that Rajiv Gandhi was called by his courtiers as ‘Mr Clean’ but he had died as ‘Bhrasthtachari No. 1’ (Corrupt No. 1).

In response to this statement, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) condemned PM Modi and staged protest in front of Rajiv Bhavan in Guwahati on Monday. APCC General Secretary Ranjan Bora said, “We don’t think that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has any contribution towards the nation. He suddenly became the PM. After becoming the PM, he has been ruling the country with false promises and has cheated the public. They have understood that they would no longer rain in power and such statements are reflection of that depression.”

Modi's 'Corrupt No 1' remark on Rajiv Gandhi, a martyr who sacrificed his life for country's unity & integrity at the hands of terrorists exposes his meanness reflecting his frustration as he realises of losing the PMO & he doesn't deserve to be a PM of a great nation like India.

— Tarun Gogoi (@tarun_gogoi) May 5, 2019

Taking to his twitter handle, Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi wrote, ““Modi’s ‘Corrupt No 1’ remark on Rajiv Gandhi, a martyr who sacrificed his life for country’s unity & integrity at the hands of terrorists exposes his meanness reflecting his frustration as he realises of losing the PMO & he doesn’t deserve to be a PM of a great nation like India.”