RSS imposing its agenda, BJP implementing agency, Modi its executor, claims Kharge

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 12 2018 | 4:40 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said on Wednesday all opposition parties are ideologically committed to fighting the RSS and defeating the BJP and Narendra Modi, claiming the saffron party was the "implementing agency" and the prime minister the "executor" of the Sangh's agenda.

As opposition parties work on strategies to forge a front to take on the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Kharge expressed confidence that all like-minded parties will marshal their resources together to oust the ruling party.

Kharge also accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) of trying to impose its own agenda on the country.

The comments by the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha came days after the BJP targeted the opposition, saying the ruling party had "no challenge" and described as "opportunistic efforts" of the opposition to form a 'mahagatbandhan'(grand alliance).

At the recent meeting of the BJP national executive, Modi said he saw "no challenge" to his party and described unity efforts among opposition parties "unable to stand each other" as a proof of his government's popularity and his party's big success.

BJP chief Amit Shah also expressed confidence about his party coming back to power in 2019 and said his party will rule the country for the next 50 years
Kharge alleged that the RSS and the BJP do not respect democracy and constitutional procedures, freedom of speech and expression,
"It is clear that they want to finish democracy and Constitution and set up their own agenda," he alleged, adding," RSS is pushing its agenda and the BJP is an implementing agency while Modi is the executor."
"We want to fight together, first to keep the BJP away from power," he said, alleging that the ruling party is implementing wrong policies, destroying the Constitution and institutions."
Taking on the prime minister, the veteran Congress leader alleged, "Modi ji sold untruth in his poll campaign speeches raising various issues of employment, black money, GST, Demonetisation, putting Rs 15 lakh in every person's bank account. All these turned out to be false promises."
Kharge said Modi talks of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' "but does not take everyone along and does not respect views of others. It emerges from his actions that he does not have the capacity to take everyone along."

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First Published: Sep 12 2018 | 4:40 PM IST

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