BENGALURU: Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s attitude as ‘unconstitutional’, Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao on Thursday alleged that the BJP is indulging in playing “dirty politics” in Maharashtra to come to power.
“The BJP, which has begun its dirty politics again in Maharashtra, is trying to come to power through the Operation Lotus (Kamala). Operation Lotus is the embodiment of BJP. The BJP, which has already won power through Operation Lotus in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, is now doing politics in Maharashtra. The BJP’s attitude is unconstitutional,” said a statement released by Rao.
He further asked where PM Modi gets this much money, under Operation Lotus, to carry the ED raids on opposition leaders and buy the ones in Maharashtra. If he is so sincere, would he himself dare to be enquired through ED?” he questioned.
However, BJP leader and Union Minister Raosaheb Patil Danve had said on Wednesday that the political crisis in Maharashtra was Shiv Sena’s internal matter and the BJP is not staking claim to form a government in the state.
“The current political situation in Maharashtra is an example of how low the BJP goes for power. The BJP, which has consistently defied the Constitution and strangled democratic values, is now seeking power in Maharashtra through immoral politics,” Dinesh Gundu Rao alleged.
“The bad tradition of unconstitutionally overthrowing the constitutionally elected government and purchasing the leaders (Operation Lotus) began in Karnataka with Yediyurappa. The operation is spreading throughout the country and shaking up the political system. People should not fall for such a pestilence,” he added.(ANI)