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This is an archive article published on May 9, 2009

Sushma asks Rahul to do ‘home work’

Attacking Rahul Gandhi for accusing BJP of being 'indifferent' towards rural masses Sushma Swaraj asked him to do his 'home work' before making such comments.

In a scathing attack on Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for accusing BJP of being “indifferent” towards rural masses and the common man,senior party leader Sushma Swaraj on Saturday asked him to do his “home work” before making such comments.

“Rahul should do his home work first before making such comments,” Swaraj said,while addressing a rally here for BJP candidate from Shimla (reserved) constituency Virendra Kashyap which will go to polls on May 13.

She pointed to schemes like Antoydya yojna and Swajaldhara for aam admi that were launched under the previous NDA regime.

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“The Congress leader should also read BJP’s election manifesto to know about the saffron party’s vision for rural areas and the common man,” party general secretary Swaraj said.

Taking a potshot at Gandhi,Swaraj said by travelling in some remote villages of Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh,he considers himself as an “expert” on villages.

“Whereas the fact is that he has yet to learn a lot about Indian villages,their culture and economic condition of the people,” she said.

Swaraj said the UPA government was a failure on all fronts and people would observe May 13,the last day of polling,as “mukti divas” (freedom day).

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The BJP leader charged the Manmohan Singh government with failing to tackle the menace of terrorism,besides being unable to handle price rise.

Swaraj flayed the Congress for not recognising the existence of Lord Ram by filing an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Ramsethu bridge issue.

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