Merchants of death not for Modi but to CM of Gujarat;Congress

After saying that Sonia's remarks on 'merchants of death' was not meant for Narendra Modi, Congress has now claimed that the remark was indeed meant for the Gujarat Chief Minister and that the party stands by the controversial statement.

Congress' Kapil sibal had earlier clarified that the 'merchant of death' statement was meant for state functionaries and not Modi.

Meanwhile, the Gujarat unit of BJP, in an open letter to the Election Commission, today sought action against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party leader Digvijay Singh, following its complaint to the constitutional body on December 2.

In an open letter, published in vernacular newspapers, Jayantilal S Barot, General Secretary, the state BJP said, ''the entire country and BJP as a complainant want to know as to why the Election Commission has not so far taken any action against Sonia and Singh.''

The complaint comes in the wake of the remarks made by Sonia Gandhi at a rally in south Gujarat, where she referred to the state government as ''merchants of death''.

Also, senior Congress leader BJP's open letter to EC seeks action against Sonia, Digvijay Singh had talked about the ''existence of Hindu terrorism in Gujarat'' recently.

Barot said that on one hand, the notice issued to Chief Minister Narendra Modi (for his remarks justifying the encounter of Soharabuddin) was publicised through the media and, on the other hand, no steps were taken on the BJP's complaint against Gandhi and Singh.

Courtesy:ndtv.com
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