Bhopal Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to "acknowledge reality" before making statements, his comment coming a day after the latter said the INDI alliance had ended the BJP's Ram Temple movement by winning the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat, of which Ayodhya is a part.
During a tour of Ahmedabad on Saturday, Gandhi had also said that the Congress would defeat the BJP in its main bastion of Gujarat (in the 2027 assembly elections there).
"There are many people who are prone to dream. The Congress could not open its account in 13 states (according to the recent Lok Sabha polls). Its strike rate is only 26 per cent in the states where it had a direct fight with the BJP,” Scindia said here.
"Not accepting the mandate, showing intolerance, abusing Sanatan Dharma. The public has made them part of the opposition three times in a row, but look at their arrogance," he said, further attacking the Congress.
The BJP won more seats than the Congress won cumulatively in the 2014, 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Scindia noted.
While the BJP won 240 seats in the 2024 elections, the Congress improved its tally but finished just short of the three-figure mark at 99.
"They should look within themselves. Recognize reality. Realize where the ground has slipped and then give statements," he said without naming Gandhi.
Scindia, who quit the Congress in March 2020, was in Bhopal to participate in the BJP's state working committee meeting. He won the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Guna by a margin of over 5.40 lakh votes.
"By defeating the BJP in Ayodhya, the INDIA block has defeated the Ram Mandir movement that was launched by BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani. What I am saying is a very big thing... the Congress Party and the INDIA block defeated them in Ayodhya", Gandhi. he had said in Gujarat on Saturday.
During a tour of Ahmedabad on Saturday, Gandhi had also said that the Congress would defeat the BJP in its main bastion of Gujarat (in the 2027 assembly elections there).
"There are many people who are prone to dream. The Congress could not open its account in 13 states (according to the recent Lok Sabha polls). Its strike rate is only 26 per cent in the states where it had a direct fight with the BJP,” Scindia said here.
"Not accepting the mandate, showing intolerance, abusing Sanatan Dharma. The public has made them part of the opposition three times in a row, but look at their arrogance," he said, further attacking the Congress.
The BJP won more seats than the Congress won cumulatively in the 2014, 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Scindia noted.
While the BJP won 240 seats in the 2024 elections, the Congress improved its tally but finished just short of the three-figure mark at 99.
"They should look within themselves. Recognize reality. Realize where the ground has slipped and then give statements," he said without naming Gandhi.
Scindia, who quit the Congress in March 2020, was in Bhopal to participate in the BJP's state working committee meeting. He won the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Guna by a margin of over 5.40 lakh votes.
"By defeating the BJP in Ayodhya, the INDIA block has defeated the Ram Mandir movement that was launched by BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani. What I am saying is a very big thing... the Congress Party and the INDIA block defeated them in Ayodhya", Gandhi. he had said in Gujarat on Saturday.
