Pune, Feb 8 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday accused Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, of spreading misleading views, saying they are empowering forces of anarchy in the country.
He made these remarks during a meeting with senior journalist and political analyst Bhau Torsekar and Jaipur Dialogue head Sanjay Dixit at the Jaipur Dialogue Deccan Summit event held here.
Responding to Rahul Gandhi's recent comment on an increase of four million voters in the Maharashtra Assembly election as "vote engineering" by the ruling BJP, he reminded him of the significant vote difference between the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Assembly elections, which was nearly of one crore votes.
"If Rahul Gandhi analyses the reasons for his party's defeat, it could save the Congress, but if he keeps looking for excuses, Congress' position will worsen in the future," he retorted.
Fadnavis further said, "Rahul Gandhi has always been a confused leader. He does not realise that public has lost trust in him. His views will remain the same as long as he holds press conferences with leaders like Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut. These misleading views are giving strength to anarchists. Negative propaganda is being spread about constitutional institutions, which is leading to an alliance of 180 anarchist groups."
He said that in the Lok Sabha elections, BJP's battle was with anarchist organisations that had spread several "fake narratives".
However, during the Assembly elections, measures were taken by the RSS family to counter such propaganda, and they succeeded in achieving good results with the support of various RSS organisations, he added.
Fadnavis also criticised the media, stating, "Reports about Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's alleged displeasure have become a part of entertainment, with no truth in them. Eknath Shinde is a serious leader, and there have been attempts to spread false news about his dissatisfaction."
He also condemned the lack of creativity in the media and criticised them for not providing accurate news based on information.
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