New Delhi: Congress is making unnecessary controversy over the inauguration of a new parliament building, BJP alleged. The saffron party also alleged that Congress has the habit of indulging in "cheap politics", downplaying India's achievements for its selfish ends, PTI reported.
"Whenever a good thing happens, Congress leaders resort to cheap politics, which has become its hallmark under Rahul Gandhi. When the nation is feeling proud of the construction of the new Parliament building, its leaders have again stooped to a new low," BJP chief spokesperson Anil Baluni said.
His remarks came after the Congress accused the government of disrespecting constitutional propriety and said that President Droupadi Murmu should do the inauguration instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sources claimed that Murmu, too, wanted Modi to inaugurate the new building. The prime minister is set to inaugurate it on May 28.
Hitting out at the Congress, Baluni said, "Its perverse mindset has become more entrenched because of Rahul Gandhi's anarchist politics and is on full display as the country excitedly awaits the inauguration of the new building of Parliament, which will stand as a symbol of the Indian democracy." He alleged that Congress leaders' remarks reflect the "negative and defeatist mindset" that has consistently led them to hurt the national morale time and again.
"The construction of the new Parliament building is a glorious moment, and every Indian is feeling proud about it. However, Congress cannot stop playing the spoilsport. They have been rejected by the people of the country, and such comments show their frustration," Baluni said.
Citing records, BJP sources said that Parliament House Annexe was inaugurated by then prime minister Indira Gandhi on October 24, 1975.