Venkaiah defends RSS from Cong attack, says Cong creating

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today defended the RSS from Congress attack, saying it is the "most upright and patriotic" organisation in the country and dubbed it as "Ready for Selfless Service".
Naidu also alleged that by not allowing Parliament to function, the Congress was not stopping the Modi government but "creating hurdles" in the country's development.
Taking on the Congress in a blistering attack, Naidu accused it of doing 'tamasha' politics over the suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula, and asserted that the party never bothered about Dalits during its own rule.
The latest attack on the RSS from the Congress came when its vice president Rahul Gandhi yesterday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS of trying to crush the spirit of students by imposing "one idea from the top".

"RSS is the most upright and patriotic organisation in the country. We are all proud (of it). Yes, we were all brought up by RSS and that is why we got this character, calibre, conduct, discipline, dynamism and devotion," Naidu, a senior BJP leader, said. Addressing a public meeting ahead of civic polls here.
On Congress attacks on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS), Naidu said, RSS means "Ready for Selfless Service".

He also said Congress, which had allegedly followed "divisive and vote-bank agenda" and encouraged parties such as MIM and Muslim League, has no "moral right" to criticise RSS.
"You (Congress) are reduced to 40 seats in the Lok Sabha. You don't know what to do and don't allow Parliament to function. You are not allowing the GST and real estate bill to pass and even stall efforts to reform the labour laws."

"You are not stopping Modi, but creating hurdles in the development of this country. You are causing loss to the poor people. Congress should know this and I am hopeful that the party will realise it shortly," the Parliamentary Affairs Minister said.
"NDA government is doing good work. The country is progressing. Market is also picking up and there will be more measures for welfare of the poor," Naidu said.
"Good days ('achche din') have come and better days are ahead. Congress asked where are the good days. I said there are no good days for you, but bad days," he said, adding, people gave Congress the mandate to sit in the opposition, "but you are not ready".

Naidu alleged that divisive agenda of Congress party and also its vote-bank agenda has spoilt the social harmony and that's why a incident like Vemula suicide had happened.
"Rohith's is not the first incident (suicide)...10 (such suicides) incidents have happened during Congress regime. Nobody had time. No Sonia, no Rahul and no Digvijay Singh. Nobody came to Hyderabad Central University. Nobody consoled nor condoled. Suddenly now they are doing drama," he alleged.