Puppetry is Congress art, they made PMO a puppet: BJP

New Delhi Dec 14 (IANS) Hitting back at the Congress for terming the Election Commission a "puppet" the BJP on Thursday said that puppetry is the "art of the Congress" and its attack on the poll body shows their "dynastic arrogance".

It said Congress President-elect Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi had converted "even the office of the Prime Minister into a puppet for 10 years".

"Sheer pettiness of Congress to call ECI names is glaring. You loved it when the same ECI declared Ahmed Patel winner in RS polls " tweeted G.V.L Narasimha Rao National spokesperson BJP.

"Why are you taking out your anger now on the ECI for the spontaneous support to the PM? Isn t it too much to expect the ECI to act as Parivar s Darbaris?."

"Dynastic arrogance of Nehru dynasty is on vulgar display in its frontal attack on the ECI. How dare you give a notice to King Rahul?.

"The same mentality evident in PM being called neech tu chai bech or CEC as a puppet. Request media not to fail in duty and object to such abuse " he added.

Attaching a news story with a headline - "Chawla s (former Election Commissioner Navin Chawla) loo breaks led to Congress phone calls: CEC" Rao said: "Does Congress only like such Election Commissioners? Rahul Gandhi You and Mom converted even the Office of PM into a puppet for 10 years?"

"Puppetry is your art. Find better excuses for impending defeat. Verbal abuse is no substitute for a massive election defeat " he added.

The Congress on Thursday accused the Election Commission of having become a "puppet" in the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who it said was breaking rules in a last bid to save the BJP s "sinking ship" in Gujarat.

--IANS
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