"The opposition, particularly the BJP, are going round the country indulging in big talk but what did their government do when they were in power at the Centre? There is a big difference between talking and working", Gandhi told an election rally in Lakhimpur town.
The BJP and its leadership is "propagating the politics of hatred," she said.
On the other hand, Congress has strengthened the country's 'Ganga-Jamuna' culture, she said.
"We do not make false promises. What we promise, we deliver. The Congress believes in 'Har Haath Shakti, Har Haath Tarakki (Each hand is power, each hand is progress", Gandhi said.
"We have fulfilled almost all promises made in the 2009 manifesto. We will do the same with the 2014 manifesto and we need your support for this," she said.
Targeting the BJP, she said, "Congress has always shed blood and sacrificed for the country. On the other hand is a party that has only divided the society."
Congress workers in Assam and other places have been sacrificing their lives for the country before independence and even after the country became free, it is they who are engaged in nation-building.
"Where was the BJP and others then? There was no sign of the opposition either before or after independence. They are just engaged in division of the country, she charged.
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