'Acche din' has come for Congress: Shiv Sena leader
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IBNS): BJP's estranged ally Shiv Sena has said Priyanka Gandhi's entry in politics heralds good time for the Congress party.
Saying "achhe din (good times) have come for the Congress", Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said: "I have been noticing for the past two months that the Congress's acche din have come after they won the elections in three states. Ever since, I felt that Priyanka ji will enter politics in Uttar Pradesh."
"Achhe din" was BJP's refrain during its 2014 general election campaign.
"This is a good decision by Rahul Gandhi and the people of this country have always had a relationship with the Gandhi family. Indira Gandhi's legacy will always remain in this country... the Congress will benefit from this," NDTV quoted Raut as saying.
Apparently in reaction to the development in the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said individual families ran most political parties in India, but when it comes to the BJP, the party was family to the members.
Interacting with party functionaries in Maharashtra through video conferencing, Modi said: "No decisions are taken in the BJP keeping in mind the preferences of an individual or a family."
The Congress on Wednesday gave Priyanka Gandhi the responsibility of eastern Uttar Pradesh where the constituencies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Varanasi) and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath (Gorakhpur) are located.
Other BJP leaders attacked the Congress for encouraging dynastic politics.
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