Click to play videoSurat: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday rubbished the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L K Advani's claims of providing a strong and decisive government and leadership.
Singh said one doesn't become a strong leader by adorning huge posters and appearing in big advertisements.
"Some of our opponents are claiming that they will give strong and decisive leadership. You have to decide whether by talking, work of any party will become strong and decisive. One doesn't become a strong and decisive leader by adorning huge posters," said the Prime Minister.
The Congress' prime ministerial candidate for the 2009 Lok Sabha elections also attacked the BJP over the 2002 post-Godhra communal riots in Gujarat, saying the carnage was against the historic tradition of Gujarat and Mahatma Gandhi.
"Only NDA can give you politics of division. Gujarat is the state of Mahatma Gandhi, who worked for communal harmony throughout his life," Singh said, addressing an election rally in Surat.
"Those parties who fan communalism are insulting Mahatma Gandhi and Gujarat. During the NDA regime, due to few people, whatever happened in 2002 was against the historic tradition of your state," Singh said.
"Politics of hate and division cannot take us forward. There is no other way than secularism for this country," he said.
Meanwhile, Advani, too, targeted the United Progressive Alliance on the issue of terrorism and its stand on Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru.
The BJP leader claimed Afzal has been spared from execution because of his religion.
"Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was given the death sentence. Manmohan Singh must explain why he hasn't been hanged yet. All 5 Pakistani terrorists were killed when Parliament attack happened. Had it been Anand Mohan or somebody else he would have been hanged. Afzal Guru wasn't hanged because he is Afzal Guru" Advani said on Sunday in Ahmedabad.
(With inputs from PTI)
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