'PM's peace appeal mere propaganda'

The Congress on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for peace as “propaganda” that has an entirely opposite meaning for the BJP cadre.

The main opposition party also accused prime minister and his party of inciting violence and listed the 2002 Gujarat riots and the recent killings in the name of cow protection.

“While any appeal for peace by a prime minister is good, for this prime minister it is only and only propaganda,” AICC spokesman Sandeep Dikshit said here.

He said while Modi appealed for peace, every time the message for BJP cadre was very clear. “What happened in 2002, what happened in the name of cultural violence... the message has gone out very clear – As prime minister I will keep making statements but nothing will happen on the ground,” Dikshit said.

“The ground forces the prime minister’s party and various organisations will continue to do exactly what they want,” the Congress leader said adding that the congress was “extremely disappointed” at the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde game that the prime minister was playing.

The Congress leader said it was a sad commentary on the nation that a High Court had to say that Modi was the prime minister of the country and not that of the BJP.