File photo of Nitin Gadkari
Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Friday alleged that corruption, terrorism and price rise were Congress' gifts to the country and if the National Democratic Alliance came to power it would solve these problems while bringing down prices by 25 per cent in the first six months.
"The Congress is a problem for the country. It has given rise to corruption, terrorism and price rise. It has become a problem to the country. The BJP will reduce price rise by 25 per cent within the first six months if it came to power," he said.
Gadkari made the comments while addressing public meetings in areas under the Dhanbad Lok Sabha seat, which goes to polls on April 24.
Accusing the Congress of failing to deliver good governance, Gadkari alleged that since independence, Congress-led governments have brought "untold miseries" to the country through its "wrong policies".
"Price rise, corruption and bad governance have been the hallmark of the Congress during its tenure. Congress had given the slogan g
aribi hatao (remove poverty), but people have sunk deeper into poverty," claimed the BJP leader.
Accusing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad of indulging in communal politics, Gadkari said, "This election is a chance to change the fate of the country, and if you want to save the country, then make Narendra Modi the prime minister."
"What the Congress failed to do in the last so many years, we will do in five years," Gadkari said.