Let Cong rest, NDA reign, says Vajapyee

"They charge us of being communal but it is they who had promoted it," he said while addressing a public meeting here Friday.

"But we want to forget the past why Partition happened, why Bangladesh was created," he remarked before warning the Congress against pursuing its charges of communalism against the BJP.

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The Prime Minister described the Congress as a party which needs to retire. "It can no longer serve the nation, it is not trusted by the people," he said claiming that the Congress' search for allies vindicates the fact that very few have faith in the party. He went on to list Congress' dubious role in toppling Prime Ministers. "They removed Charan Singh, Chandrasekhar, Deve Gowda, Gujral and even defeated me by one vote that of Giridhar Gamang," he said. He also made a passing remark on the tussle between Gamang and his wife for the Congress ticket.