Rahul should give account of 6-decade rule of his family, has

BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday attacked Rahul Gandhi, saying instead of demanding an account of work done by Narendra Modi government in the last four years, the Congress president should answer why development did not reach the masses during the "six-decade rule of his family".

Addressing a rally at Kurrubhat village, Shah set a target of winning 65 of total 90 seats for the BJP in the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly polls and said the Opposition will not be able to defeat the BJP as it is as difficult as "lifting the leg of Angad".

Angad, the son of monkey king Bali, is a mythological character from Ramayana. He had challenged those in demon king Ravana's court to lift his leg, but none had succeeded.

Shah was speaking after flagging off the second phase of pre-electoral drive of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to reach out to voters from Kurrubhat village near Dongargarh in Rajnandgaon district. The yatra was renamed in the memory of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

While the first phase of the yatra had covered 5,000 kms across 55 Assembly constituencies, the second phase is expected to cover about 6,000 kms.

Shah, who was addressing the rally at Pragyagiri ground in Kurrubhat village,
Shah said, "I was listening to speech of 'Shehzada' (prince) of the Congress. He was asking Modiji's account of the work done during the last four years. Why was he even asking this question?"