BJP hits back at Congress

BJP today hit back at Congress' all-out attack on its government on the land bill and asked the opposition party to explain "Vadra model" of development and land acquisition and demanded that Rahul Gandhi apologises from people for "insulting" the most popular mandate given to it.
The party, while condemning the "brazen contempt against the popular mandate", also took a dig at Rahul Gandhi's "relaunch" at the Congress 'Kisan Rally' at Ramlila maidan, questioning whether the Congress scion will be relaunched after every defeat.
BJP also accused Rahul of speaking a "white lie" on the land bill and for spreading disinformation on the issue even when it has been made clear that as far as acquisition for corporate houses or for private businesses was concerned, the entire 2013 land bill will apply.

"When Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi talk about Gujarat model of development and land acquisition, we would like to very gently ask, kindly reply what is the Vadra model of development and land acquisition.
"Where the entire state apparatus, laws were bent and abused to ensure windfall gains for someone connected to the family and those land belonged to the poor farmers," BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said at a press conference.
He sought to know what this model of development was when an investment of a few lakhs gets converted into crores after taking away the land of poor and small farmers. "Please explain this model of development," he said.

Taking a dig at Rahul's relaunch, he said, "Today, the BJP would like to know from the Congress party as to how many times Rahul Gandhi will be launched and relaunched. Will there be Rahul Gandhi's repackaging after every defeat, the country wants to know."
Prasad said Rahul was launched at Bhatta Parsaul, after which Congress was wiped out in Uttar Pradesh. He later campaigned in Bihar elections where the party was also wiped out. In Lok Sabha elections too, he said Rahul talked of a lot of things, but Congress came down to its lowest ever number in its history.