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DHARAMSALA, Mar 20: Sharpening his attack on RSS and Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi today accused them of trying to usurp the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and recalled the Congress stalwart's description of RSS as "a venomous organ- isation" which could "finish" the country. Launching the poll cam- paign of the Congress in Himachal Pradesh from this pic- turesque hill town, Rahul took a dig at the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate, saying it is an irony that a person who lived all his life with RSS ideology is now installing Sardar Patel's statue and it appears he has neither read the history nor the views of Patel. The Congress Vice President quoted Sardar Patel’s views on RSS and said that Patel had described the RSS as "a ven- omous organisation which could finish the country." Accusing the BJP of pursu- ing the politics of hatred to divide the people on communal, caste, creed and regional lines, Rahul told the rally at Police Stadium that BJP talks of Hinduism but acts against the spirit of Bhagwad Gita which preached love and brother- hood.(PTI) FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Rahul targets RSS, Modi again

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DHARAMSALA, Mar 20:

Sharpening his attack onRSS and Narendra Modi,Rahul Gandhi today accusedthem of trying to usurp thelegacy of Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel and recalled theCongress stalwart's descriptionof RSS as "a venomous organ-isation" which could "finish"the country.

Launching the poll cam-paign of the Congress inHimachal Pradesh from this pic-turesque hill town, Rahul took adig at the BJP Prime Ministerial

candidate, saying it is an ironythat a person who lived all hislife with RSS ideology is nowinstalling Sardar Patel's statueand it appears he has neitherread the history nor the views ofPatel.

The Congress Vice Presidentquoted Sardar Patel’s views onRSS and said that Patel haddescribed the RSS as "a ven-omous organisation which couldfinish the country."

Accusing the BJP of pursu-ing the politics of hatred todivide the people on communal,caste, creed and regional lines,Rahul told the rally at PoliceStadium that BJP talks ofHinduism but acts against thespirit of Bhagwad Gita whichpreached love and brother-hood.(PTI)

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Rahul targets RSS, Modi again