Addressing election rallies in Khargone and Rewa, Gandhi also hit out at the Shivraj Singh Chauhan-led BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, alleging funds provided by the Centre for welfare schemes were "looted" by the "corrupt" establishment in the state.
Gandhi said BJP leaders were busy pulling each other down but they should realise that India is not just any other country which can fall prey to their "selfish" motives.
"...If they think they can win hearts of the people by using flowery language, they are mistaken. India is not just any other country," the Congress chief said during an election rally in Khargone, taking on the BJP and the state government.
The BJP, she said, has never understood the country's composite culture and the principles of brotherhood, compassion and sacrifice.
"They have never understood it nor will they ever understand. They turn a brother against a brother for their selfish ends. There is a need to be cautious about them," she said.
Gandhi claimed at another rally in Rewa that benefits of Centre's schemes like National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and MNREGA were not visible in MP because the state machinery had not let the funds reach the common people.
"There are corruption charges against 13 MP ministers lodged with the Lokayukta. But has any investigation been initiated against them?" she asked.
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