Chandigarh [India], August 17 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Sunday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for trying to "malign" India's democracy through his ongoing 'Voter Adhikar Yatra.'
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader said that the Congress MP had failed to present real issues before the people and was instead spreading lies to mislead them.
Speaking to ANI, Chugh said, "Rahul Gandhi's 22nd launch has also failed because he has no issues to raise. He has become issueless, which is why he is running a campaign to defame the country's democracy, constitution, and institutions by creating an atmosphere of lies and fear to please his foreign masters."
The BJP leader also alleged that the Congress MP lacked evidence to back his claims against democratic institutions.
"You (Rahul Gandhi) have no facts, you have no evidence when the Election Commission asks for evidence," Chugh said.
He further argued that Rahul Gandhi's repeated campaigns had not connected with the public. According to him, the Congress leader had attempted several political relaunches but failed to gain credibility.
Chugh also claimed that the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' was another attempt to target the Election Commission and question India's democratic framework without substantiating the allegations.
With his remarks, the BJP leader sharpened his attack on Rahul Gandhi, signalling a heated political exchange as campaigning continued across the country.
Earlier in the day, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar, Punjab BJP Working President Ashwani Sharma, Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, former minister Bibi Preneet Kaur, Subhash Sharma, Anil Sareen, Krishan Dev Bhandari, former Finance Minister Manpreet Badal, and Fateh Jang Singh Bajwa were present at the Kisan-Mazdoor Fateh Rally held in Rajpura.
Addressing a massive crowd, Chugh said that the nefarious design of the Kejriwal-Bhagwant Mann duo to loot the farmers of Punjab with the land pooling scheme to help Delhi realtors had been decisively defeated. The Bhagwant Mann government has met a moral defeat and a big political humiliation.
He complimented Punjab farmers for defying the Kejriwal conspiracy tooth and nail, forcing him to bite the dust.
The Kisan Mazdoor Fateh Rally in Rajpura, was also addressed by Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar, and Punjab BJP Working President Ashwani Sharma.
The rally witnessed the participation of thousands of farmers and a massive gathering of BJP workers and supporters, making it a historic show of strength.
Chugh further targeted the Congress, saying, its suspicious silence proved its tacit support for AAP's anti-farmer conspiracy. Instead of standing with farmers, Congress gave silent approval to the corrupt agenda of Mann and Kejriwal, which he called the biggest betrayal of Punjab's food growers.
Chugh contrasted this with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Nation First, Farmer First" vision. He highlighted that under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, Rs. 20,500 crore has been transferred to 9.7 crore farmers and that the Dhan-Dhaanya scheme is channelling Rs. 24,000 crore annually into boosting productivity in 100 districts.