Ghaziabad, 23 May

(HS): Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, a former Union minister and senior BJP leader,

unleashed a stinging attack on the Congress on Saturday, claiming that sky-high

hubris and gutter-level tactics have transformed the grand old party into a

lobby of failed politicians. He further said that the Congress and Samajwadi

Party (SP) are in for another unpleasant awakening in the Uttar Pradesh

Assembly elections in 2027.

Addressing the opening session of a BJP training

course in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, Naqvi attacked the Congress and the SP,

claiming that Rahul (Gandhi) and Company had become a

playschool of professional political bashers. According to a

statement made by his office, following losing polls in West Bengal and Assam,

opposition parties have resumed their political manoeuvring ahead

of next year's Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.

However, the clash of objectives within the

opposition alliance is obviously evident, he added. Naqvi claimed that the

opposition's poor script of vote fraud will be insufficient to save it from

political extinction. He stated that opposition leaders who believe in

hit-and-run tactics and lynching of constitutional institutions must stop their

premeditated attempts to undermine democracy. They must reflect to understand

why the public is always challenging their arrogance, he continued. The

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader stated that the Congress' fixation with

holding democracy hostage to dynastic politics has already been smashed in the

West Bengal and Assam Assembly elections, and it is likely to face a similar

fate in the next elections in Uttar Pradesh and other states.

Continuing his assault on the Congress and the SP,

Naqvi stated that the parties, which are driven by dynasty politics, are poised

for another harsh shock in next year's Uttar Pradesh elections, failing to gain

the people's mandate. He also stated that during the ongoing global crisis, the

country has been fortunate to have a stable government led by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi, who has emerged as a problem solver.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi