Gandhi flays BJP's 'politics of hate' in Rajasthan

The Congress leader shared his pain over the assassinations of his grandmother and father

Rahul Gandhi
BS Reporter New Delhi
Last Updated : Oct 23 2013 | 3:34 PM IST
Addressing a rally at Churu in Rajasthan, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said that he was against the BJP’s politics because they cause harm for political gains. He said: They stoke fires — in Muzaffarnagar, Gujarat, Kashmir. We have to do the firefighting.”

The Congress leader shared his pain over the assassinations of his grandmother and father.

He said: "I have faced this twice, they killed my grandmother and my father, they might kill me too. But I'm not afraid. I used to play with the men who killed my grandmother," he says and adds that Indira Gandhi's assassins wanted to kill her on Diwali.

The 43-year-old also spoke about memories of Indira Gandhi often coming to his rescue against strict parents.
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First Published: Oct 23 2013 | 3:33 PM IST

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