RSS was busy when, Punjab fighting for Independence: Priyanka

Npnews24 online: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), saying that whole Punjab was busy fighting Britishers for Independence, the Hindu outfit was busy in flattery of the colonial rulers.

Addressing a rally in Punjab’s Bhatinda today, she said, “When entire Punjab was fighting for country’s independence, RSS people were doing ‘chamchagiri’ (flattery) of Britishers, they never fought in the independence movement.”

Gandhi, while referring to the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, observed that the polls are to save the democracy as well as the country. Apart from attacking the BJP, she also slammed the previous Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP government in the state over the desecration of scriptures in 2015, pointing out that this happened for “political gain”.

As many as 59 constituencies that include 10 from the state will go to polls in the seventh and final phase on May 19, in seven states and one Union Territory. Lok Sabha election results will be announced on May 23