Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari's disparaging comments on Wednesday about ruling Congress president Sonia Gandhi have set off a fresh round of political jousting between the two national parties.
- European Pressphoto Agency
- BJP president Nitin Gadkari appears not to see his rival as tough on corruption.
Mr. Gadkari offered a rather unflattering comparison to Mrs. Gandhi's assurances about her party's commitment to fight corruption at a televised address to a party meeting in the eastern city of Kolkata.
"Sonia says that we'll get rid of corruption," said Mr. Gakari, beaming broadly, and clearly aiming to entertain. "I'd like to say, in good fun, that's like Pakistan saying 'We'll fight terrorism.'"
India believes that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence is linked to terror groups that have planned attacks in India and most Indians view promises from Islamabad on dealing with militant groups as hollow ones. But Pakistan denies that its main intelligence agency is linked to such groups.
"When Pakistan says it'll fight terrorism, not even the people in Pakistan believe it, and nor does anyone else in the world," continued Mr. Gadkari. "And when Congress leaders say they'll fight corruption, even people in Congress don't believe it."
In a speech met with a great deal of laughter, the opposition party chief continued to roast the ruling party.
He took a dig at the possibly thwarted ambitions of finance minister Pra [...]
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