BJP's manifesto voice of an isolated man, short sighted and arrogant: Congress president Rahul Gandhi

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its manifesto for the high-stakes general election starting April 11 on Monday.

"The BJP Manifesto was created in a closed room. The voice of an isolated man, it is short sighted and arrogant," Rahul said in a Tweet. (Photo by RAVEENDRAN / AFP/ FILE)

New Delhi:  A day after the BJP released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday made a scathing criticism and said that the manifesto was the voice of "an isolated man", besides being "short-sighted" and "arrogant". On social media site Twitter, Gandhi said in a tweet "The Congress manifesto was created through discussion. The voice of over a million Indian people it is wise and powerful,". "The BJP Manifesto was created in a closed room. The voice of an isolated man, it is short sighted and arrogant," he added.

The Congress manifesto was created through discussion. The voice of over a million Indian people it is wise and powerful.

The BJP Manifesto was created in a closed room. The voice of an isolated man, it is short sighted and arrogant. — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 9, 2019

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its manifesto for the high-stakes general election starting April 11 on Monday, promising to implement the NRC in different parts of the country to push out infiltrators and zero tolerance to terror while reiterating its pet causes -- construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and scrapping of Articles 370 and 35A, dealing with Jammu and Kashmir's special status. Releasing the manifesto, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah along with senior union ministers also promised slew of welfare schemes for farmers and others, a Rs 100 lakh crore infrastructure investment and easing of the tax burden for the middle class in next five years. The manifesto, called 'Sankalp patra' (document of resolve), also reiterated the BJP's commitment to scrap Article 370, which gives J&K special status, and Article 35A, building Ram temple in Ayodhya and also promised constitutional protection of people's faith in the contentious Sabarimala issue. The Congress had dubbed the BJP's election manifesto a "Jhansa Patra" (deception document) and a "bubble of lies" on Monday and said it would have been better had the saffron party issued a "maafinama" instead. (agency inputs)