Cong dubs Modi mentioning Obama visit as a "desperate" move

Congress today dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reference to successful visit of US President Barack Obama as a "desperate move" to save a "losing" assembly election.
Party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also rejected as a "bundle of lies" Modi's development claims saying it "lacked both content and intent".
"This appears to be plan D of BJP as far Delhi is concerned. First not to hold elections at all, then hold it under the leadership of Narendra Modi. When Modi's rally failed, they brought Kiran Bedi.
"When both Modi and Bedi failed, they imported the leadership. Both Modi and Bedi appeared taking refuge in Obama. They will now seek votes in the name of Obama. This is a desperate move by a desperate Prime Minister to somehow save the party from defeat," Surjewala told reporters.

Referring to the opposition criticism of BJP leaders raising the successful visit of Obama in Delhi poll campaign, Modi had said that had his government made any mistake during the visit the same parties would have flayed him and made it an election issue.
Trying to woo the poor and the lower strata of the society, Modi promised in-situ development of slums and touted the government's move to transfer LPG subsidy directly to people's bank accounts as a major drive to curb corruption.

Surjewala said that the Prime Minister should remember when he talks about accounts opened under Jan Dhan Yojana that 7.5 crores accounts were opened during UPA rule under Swabhiman Yojana and Direct Benefit Transfer was a UPA scheme, which BJP had earlier criticised.

He also said that Modi should also remember that the slum at Rangpuri was razed to the ground in December last year when he was the Prime Minister.
To a question about full statehood to Delhi, Surjewala said BJP's stand has been "wishy washy" on this matter while "Congress stands for full statehood to Delhi except some core issues on which the national government needs to intervene.