New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday hit back at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for criticising the saffron brigade and its leader LK Advani, saying Singh has no right to lecture them on morality and accused him of "completely diminishing" the office of the high post.
"Advani has a record of public service for the past 50 years and he is an acknowledged national leader. His tough posture as home minister is well known. Manmohan Singh's record is no match for Advani. Singh is PM by accident as he never chooses to contest an election," BJP Spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
Advani also did not mince words and took on Manmohan Singh.
“I remember when this Manmohan Singh's Government was formed. In fact it is wrong to say that this is Manmohan Singh's Government. It is actually Sonia Gandhi's Government. PM never decides on his own. He always consults 10 Janpath. I have observed all PMs very closely but I have never seen such a weak PM like him in the history of India,” Advani retorted.
The Prime Minister, while releasing the Congress poll manifesto on Tuesday, had said that Advani had played a "prominent role" in the Babri Masjid demolition, presided over Gujarat "massacres" as home minister and failed to prevent terror attacks on Parliament and Red Fort besides "rewarding" terrorists in the 1999 plane hijack.
The Prime Minister also took a dig at Advani for praising Pakistan founder MA Jinnah during his visit to the country.
Singh's comments threw the Opposition into a tizzy with reactions and condemnations from several sections of the BJP.
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