New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Friday attacked Rahul Gandhi over his "dalali" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shah said the Congress Vice President crossed all the limits with Dalali word. "He insulted the bravery of our soldiers and 125 crore people of India," he said at a press conference.


"Just want to ask Rahul Gandhi, Is dalali a word to refer Indian army and their efforts to save the country," Shah asked.

Shah said "Gandhi's remarks depict the Congress party's mindset. There is a flaw in the thought process of the Congress leadership. I strongly criticise his remarks. The word dalali should be restricted to Congress party only."

He said the remarks have "angered" the people and have "demoralised" the forces.



In a jibe at the Congress vice-president, Shah said he should concentrate on the "potato factory" for farmers instead as his understanding of the problems of agriculture sector is limited to that only. Shah was referring to Gandhi's remarks made during his Delhi to Deoria march in Uttar Pradesh.

"Whole nation, Government of India, BJP support Indian Army; We believe in army’s bullets, not politicians' statements," he added.

Hitting out at Kejriwal for seeking evidence of surgical strike, Shah said "Kejriwalji made statement on surgical strike and he started trending in Pakistan."

Shah attacked Congress on the various alleged scams during their tenure. "2G scam, coal scam, CWG scam has nothing to do with Dalali. But a surgical strike for the country's honour is Khoon ki Dalali?"

Answering a question on Pakistan denying the surgical strikes, he said "the uproar that is happening in Pak is enough proof for the surgical strike, the sceptical political parties can analyse that."

Shah also thanked the media for boosting the morale of the Army playing a vital role in exposing Pakistan internationally.

Gandhi on Thursday, while addressing a rally at the Jantar Mantar at the end of his Kisan Yatra across election-bound Uttar Pradesh, also accused PM Modi of not fulfilling his promises to people made during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

But the party's grand show to mark the end of Gandhi's 26-day yatra was overshadowed by factionalism, with the party's Haryana unit Chief Ashok Tanwar injured in clash between his supporters and those of former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

Tanwar was taken to RML Hospital and initially kept in the ICU. Doctors later said he is out of danger.

Gandhi visited Tanwar in the hospital. General Secretary Kamal Nath, who is incharge of Haryana, also visited the hospital and said legal and disciplinary action will be taken against those found guilty. He said Congress president Sonia Gandhi had taken a dim view of the clash, which took place near a meeting point on the way to the rally venue at Jantar Mantar.

At the rally, Gandhi made a brief but aggressive speech in which he repeatedly attacked Modi.

Modi, he said, was taking political mileage from the surgical strikes the army conducted in Pakistani territory and the sacrifices of soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir.

"Unki dalali kar rahe ho... Yeh bilkul ghalat hai... Hindustan ki sena ne Hindustan ka kaam kiya, aap apna kaam keejiye... (You are trading on them. This is totally wrong... The Indian Army did its job for India, you do your work)," he thundered.