Results reflect people’s anger over Modi’s unkept promises, says Gujarat Cong chief

He alleged that while Pakistan had made 49 ceasefire violations on the Line of Control in J&K, China had committed 323 ceasefire violations since Modi became the PM. “China has also forcibly taken over 24 kilometres of Indian territory in Leh area and Chinese forces have laid siege to over 100 Indian troops in Leh sector for the last two days while Modi is in Ahmedabad to welcome Chinese President,” Modhwadia said.

The Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, Shankersinh Vaghela, said that Modi had promised to take revenge for the beheading of Indian soldiers by Pakitan and teach a lesson to China. “But Modi government has badly failed to fulfill these promises,” said Vaghela. “The results reflected the anger of people against Modi’s failure to fulfill the promises,” he added.

Senior party leader and MLA from Abdasa, Shaktisinh Gohil, said that Chief Minister Anandiben Patel had appealed to the voters to ensure the victory of BJP candidates in the nine Assembly seats and Vadodara Lok Sabha seat as a birthday gift to Modi.  “Her appeal was an insult to democracy and the voters have given a fitting reply by rejecting the BJP candidates in three seats, reducing the victory margin in other seats,” said Gohil.

On some BJP leaders not holding Modi responsible for BJP’s poor performance in bypolls, Gohil, who is also the national spokesperson of the Congress from Gujarat, said: “If victory in Delhi University Student Union polls can be attributed to Modi’s political charisma, Modi should also be held responsible for the party’s poor performance in the bypolls.”