Cong manifesto makes \'traitors\, separatists\' happy: Swaraj

Cong manifesto makes 'traitors, separatists' happy: Swaraj

Press Trust of India  |  Nagpur 

Swaraj on Tuesday slammed the Congress' manifesto claiming it made "traitors and separatists happy".

The 55-page document titled 'Hum Nibhayenge' (We will deliver) talks about doing away with the sedition law, as claimed by in a press conference in

Among other things, the manifesto promises a sum of Rs 72,000 each to five crore poor families under the 'Nyay' scheme, filling up 22 lakh government vacancies, bringing a separate budget for farmers and fixing a single moderate GST rate.

Swaraj was addressing a BJP women workers' meet here for the party's Lok Sabha candidate and

"The manifesto has made deshdrohi (traitor) and algavwadi (separatist) people happy. It is unfortunate for the country that on one side is giving a befitting reply to Pakistan's terror attacks with surgical and air strikes. On the other hand, the Congress (Rahul Gandhi) is refusing to accept treason as a crime," she said.

While PM Modi has taken back security provided to separatist leaders (in post the Pulwama terror attack), the Congress talks of continuous talks with them, the said.

"This is the difference between chowkidar and rajkumar," she said, adding that she was confident people would not vote for a party that made the nation unsafe.

"I am confident people will re-elect Modi as PM because they know the nation is safe in his hands," she claimed.

She said the Congress failed to corner following the 26/11 terror raid on in 2008 while the gave all powers to armed forces to retaliate following the Uri and Pulwama attacks.

She said had isolated post the Pulwama attack and the latter did not attend the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) meeting as was a special invitee.

Swaraj said Gadkari had worked for the development of Nagpur, as well as the country, and asked people to re-elect him as their

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First Published: Tue, April 02 2019. 20:21 IST