Mumbai: BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde on Tuesday claimed that like former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "agenda" is that minorities should have the first right on the country's property and not tribals or Dalits.
He was replying to a question about the manifesto of BJP ally, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP, which mentions caste-based census. Congress has also been demanding such a census.
"Caste-based census is not Rahul Gandhi's agenda. His agenda is what Manmoha Singh had said earlier: Minorities have the first right on the country's property," Tawde told reporters.
Tawde said the BJP welcomes anyone to debate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments in this regard.
"I am using the word minority; he (Manmohan Singh) had very clearly said that tribals and Dalits will not get anything. And Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, (Mallikarjun) Kharge have not commented on this, Which means they accept it. Does it mean that (Maharashtra Congress president) Nana Patole and his allies Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray also want what Singh had said?'' he asked.
He was replying to a question about the manifesto of BJP ally, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP, which mentions caste-based census. Congress has also been demanding such a census.
"Caste-based census is not Rahul Gandhi's agenda. His agenda is what Manmoha Singh had said earlier: Minorities have the first right on the country's property," Tawde told reporters.
Tawde said the BJP welcomes anyone to debate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments in this regard.
"I am using the word minority; he (Manmohan Singh) had very clearly said that tribals and Dalits will not get anything. And Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, (Mallikarjun) Kharge have not commented on this, Which means they accept it. Does it mean that (Maharashtra Congress president) Nana Patole and his allies Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray also want what Singh had said?'' he asked.
