PTI
Dhule (Maharastra), Apr 20: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Monday launched a frontal attack on BJP and Shiv Sena accusing them of being "communal and parochial" and taking the country backward and said "these people remember Lord Ram only during elections".
"These people remember Lord Ram only during elections," Gandhi said addressing an election rally here in Marathwada region.
"It is unfortunate that those invoking the name of secular and democratic ruler like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj are those who divide people on the basis of region and religion," she says.
Dubbing BJP and Sena 'communal and parochial parties', Sonia said these parties were taking the country backward.
"The new generation is fed up of politics of regionalism, casteism and also criminalization of politics," she said.
Terming Indo-US nuclear deal as an achievement of UPA government, Gandhi said the deal was done "on our terms but due to opposition to the deal from within the country, the country's image globally was tarnished."
The history of BJP and Sena has been one of opposing any progressive step, Sonia charged and added "these people were opposing when Congress was fighting for independence."