Rahul Gandhi: BJP showing utter disregard for mandate of people

New Delhi, March 06: Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who returned after a weekend trip to Italy, on Monday attacked the BJP, saying it has "usurped power in Meghalaya through a proxy" and called it "demonetisation of democracy".

He said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was "obsessed with grabbing power using big money to create an opportunistic alliance".

Using a hashtag, he mentioned that "democracy has been demonetised" in Meghalaya and said the "BJP was showing utter disregard for the mandate of people in the state".

"With just two seats, the BJP has usurped power in Meghalaya, through a proxy."

"Like in Manipur and Goa, showing utter disregard for the mandate of the people. Obsessed instead with grabbing power, using big money to create an opportunistic alliance," tweeted Gandhi and described it as #DemocracyDemonetised.