Divide & rule disturbing peace... BJP govts failing dear India: Oppn

NT Correspondent

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said peace is disturbed in various parts of the country due to the politics of "divide and rule" as she urged people to unite against the forces that create barriers of caste, religion and hatred, and boost "mohabbat ki dukan (shop that spreads love)".

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray slammed the ruling BJP over the violence in Manipur and Haryana, saying the development proves that the party cannot run a government.

"Is this Ram Rajya? Be it Manipur or Haryana, the way administration is carried out there...does a government exist there or not? Why is the double engine burning? Haryana and Manipur have proved that BJP cannot run a government," Thackeray said.

He said it doesn't appear that attempts are being made to establish peace in these two states.

"Today, peace and tranquility has been disturbed in Mewat of Haryana, in a moving train, in many other places of the country. This shameful and condemnable situation is the result of the politics of 'divide and rule'," the Congress general secretary said.

Congress MP says BJP governments in Manipur, Haryana "have failed our dear India."

She told the people that such politics is the "biggest enemy" of their issues, of employment and progress.

"The forces that create barriers of caste, religion and hatred between people are actually working to suppress your issues," Priyanka Gandhi said.